Smartwatches may predict higher risk of heart failure: Study – ET HealthWorld

Washington: According to a recent study conducted by UCL researchers, portable devices such as Smart Watches could be used to predict an increased risk of developing heart failure and abnormal heart rhythms in adulthood. The peer-reviewed study, published in The European Heart Journal – Digital Healthanalyzed data from 83,000 people who had undergone a 15-second … Read more

Chronic ‘Exercise Deficiency’ Linked to HFpEF

Chronic lack of exercise, termed “exercise deficiency,” is associated with cardiac atrophy, reduced cardiac output and chamber size, and decreased cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in a subgroup of patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), the researchers say. Increasing the physical activity levels of these sedentary individuals could be an effective preventive strategy, particularly … Read more