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ArticleCardiovascular digital health journal2022

Risk factor management of atrial fibrillation using mHealth: The Atrial Fibrillation - Helping Address Care with Remote Technology (AF-HEART) Pilot Study.

Lindsey R Mitrani, Isaac Goldenthal, Jamie Leskowitz, Elaine Y Wan, Jose Dizon, Deepak Saluja, Ruth Masterson Creber, Megan Reading Turchioe, Robert R Sciacca, Hasan Garan and 3 more

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Article in Cardiovascular digital health journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Smartphone application-based interventions for cardiometabolic risk factor management: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2026
    Pooled it
  2. Smartphone application-based intervention to lower blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2025
    Pooled it
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  4. Impact of lifestyle risk factors on atrial fibrillation: Mechanisms and prevention approaches - A narrative review.International journal of cardiology. Cardiovascular risk and prevention · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lindsey R MitraniDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York.
Isaac GoldenthalDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York.
Jamie LeskowitzDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York.
Elaine Y WanDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York.
Jose DizonDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York.
Deepak SalujaDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York.
Ruth Masterson CreberDepartment of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York.
Megan Reading TurchioeDepartment of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York.
Robert R SciaccaDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York.
Hasan GaranDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York.
Kathleen T HickeyColumbia University, School of Nursing, New York, New York.
Judith KornerDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York.
Angelo B BivianoDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York.
Columbia University · USCornell University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Personalized treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) risk factors using mHealth and telehealth may improve patient outcomes. Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of the Atrial Fibrillation Helping Address Care with Remote Technology (AF-HEART) intervention on the following patient outcomes: (1) heart rhythm tracking; (2) weight, alcohol, blood pressure (BP), and sleep apnea reduction; (3) AF symptom reduction; and (4) quality-of-life (QOL) improvement. Methods: A total of 20 patients with AF undergoing antiarrhythmic therapy, cardioversion, and/or catheter ablation were enrolled and followed for 6 months. The AF-HEART intervention included remote heart rhythm, weight, and BP tracking; televisits with a dietician focusing on AF risk factors; and referrals for sleep apnea and hypertension treatment. Results: Patients transmitted a median of 181 rhythm recordings during the 6-month follow-up period. Patients lost an average of 3.5 kilograms at 6 months ( Conclusion: This study described the feasibility of the AF-HEART intervention for (1) consistent remote tracking of heart rhythm, weight, and BP; (2) achievement of weight loss; (3) reduction of symptoms; and (4) improvement in QOL. Expansion to a larger randomized study is planned.

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Atrial fibrillationElectrocardiogramMobile healthObesityRisk factor management

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PMID35265931
PMCPMC8890079
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