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ArticleCardiovascular digital health journal2022

Impact of digital monitoring on compliance and outcome of lifestyle-change measures in patients with coexistent atrial fibrillation and obesity.

Sanghamitra Mohanty, Chintan Trivedi, Domenico Giovanni Della Rocca, Carola Gianni, Bryan MacDonald, Angel Mayedo, SaiShishir Shetty, Eleanora Natale, John D Burkhardt, Mohamed Bassiouny and 4 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 2 papers.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. 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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  2. Assessing the impact of atrial fibrillation self-care interventions: A systematic review.American heart journal plus : cardiology research and practice · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sanghamitra MohantyTexas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin, Texas.
Chintan TrivediTexas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin, Texas.
Domenico Giovanni Della RoccaTexas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin, Texas.
Carola GianniTexas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin, Texas.
Bryan MacDonaldTexas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin, Texas.
Angel MayedoTexas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin, Texas.
SaiShishir ShettyTexas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin, Texas.
Eleanora NataleTexas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin, Texas.
John D BurkhardtTexas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin, Texas.
Mohamed BassiounyTexas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin, Texas.
G Joseph GallinghouseTexas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin, Texas.
Rodney HortonTexas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin, Texas.
Amin Al-AhmadTexas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin, Texas.
Andrea NataleTexas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin, Texas.
St David's Medical Center · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Obesity, a known risk factor for atrial fibrillation (AF), is potentially reversible through lifestyle changes, including diet and physical activity. However, lack of compliance is a major obstacle in attaining sustained weight loss. We investigated the impact of patient engagement using a digital monitoring system on compliance for lifestyle-change measures and subsequent outcome. Methods: A total of 105 consecutive patients with coexistent AF and obesity (body mass index ≥28) were classified into 2 groups based on the monitoring method: group 1, use of digital platform (n = 20); group 2, conventional method (n = 85). Group 1 used the RFMx digital monitoring platform (smartphone app) that sets weekly goals for exercise and weight loss, tracks patient compliance data continuously, and sends regular text reminders. Conventional method included monitoring patients' adherence to diet and change in weight during in-person clinic visits or monthly phone calls from staff. Results: Baseline characteristics of groups 1 and 2 were comparable. At 6 months of follow-up, 12 (60%) and 28 (33%) from group 1 and 2, respectively, were compliant with the physician instructions regarding diet and exercise ( Conclusion: In this series, continuous digital monitoring was seen to be associated with significant improvement in compliance through better patient engagement, resulting in more weight loss compared to the conventional method.

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AppAtrial fibrillationDigital monitoringLifestyle changeWeight loss

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PMID35493269
PMCPMC9043385
OpenAlexW4207038157

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