Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality worldwide, placing a significant strain on healthcare systems. The growing amount of people needing care causes workforce shortages, financial constraints, and lengthy hospital waitlists which may put people at risk of complications…
The Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Integrated Care System (ICS) - has introduced the use of FibriCheck, enabling patients with palpitations to check their heart rhythm from the comfort of home, without need for a hospital visit or additional equipment.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals and medical centres started looking at mHealth and other digital solutions to optimise patient care and manage patient-doctor contacts. As part of the Europe-wide TeleCheck-AF project, Maastricht University Medical Centre+ started implementing large scale tele-consultations…
With the backing of the CW Innovation initiative, led by Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and its charity CW+, the West London NHS trust adopted FibriCheck to empower patients to self-monitor signs of atrial fibrillation (AF) from the…
As TeleCheck AF continues to gain traction across the continent, notable strides are being made in the UK, where recently published guidelines cite FibriCheck’s remote heart rhythm monitoring as an example of clinical best practice in the delivery of care for cardiovascular disease…
FibriCheck enables large scale teleconsultations at Maastricht University Medical Centre+
https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euw164