New Study on Wearables for Stroke Prevention in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

Better Edge : A Northwestern Medicine podcast for physicians

English - December 22, 2022 06:00 - 13.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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Rod Passman, MD highlights a new study on wearables for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation: the Rhythm Evaluation for AntiCoagulaTion (REACT-AF) trial.

Northwestern University and Johns Hopkins University were recently awarded a $37 million grant by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to conduct this seven-year trial. The study will use Apple Watches and a specially developed app available on iPhones to create personalized care for each patient.