Apps could improve heart disease risk management, but questions remain

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A study regarding the medical impacts of mobile health (mHealth) technology has found that it has the potential to transform the way heart disease is prevented and managed, but key questions remain regarding the efficacy of cardiac risk management via smartphone apps and text messages.

The study, which was published in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, involved a team of researchers from the University of Sydney reviewing randomised clinical trials (RCTs) to see if mHealth technology could improve the delivery of cardiovascular prevention in a scalable and affordable way.

University of Sydney professor of medicine and lead investigator of the study Clara Chow said: “mHealth…

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