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Newswise \u2014 Toronto (February 18, 2021) \u2013 As part of the University Health Network, renowned cardiologist Dr. Heather Ross has launched a new clinical study, in collaboration\u00a0with Apple to test if remote monitoring with Apple Watch can help with early identification of worsening heart failure.<\/p>\n
In this study,\u00a0data collected using\u00a0an Apple Watch\u00a0will be compared\u00a0to\u00a0data routinely collected from\u00a0the rigorous physical tests that patients normally undergo, to see if Apple Watch health sensors\u00a0and\u00a0features, including the Blood Oxygen app and mobility metrics,\u00a0can provide early warning for worsening heart failure.<\/p>\n
Suitable patients from the heart function program at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, will be asked to participate in the three month active monitoring study, with each patient\u00a0using\u00a0an iPhone and Apple Watch Series 6,\u00a0and a two-year follow up.\u00a0The study will investigate the ability of patients to perform\u00a0traditionally clinic-based\u00a0assessments in the comfort of their own home.\u00a0<\/em>All\u00a0study\u00a0participant\u00a0data\u00a0collected\u00a0during the study\u00a0will be\u00a0stored in an\u00a0encrypted\u00a0form, and participants have the ability to opt-out\u00a0of the study\u00a0at any time.<\/p>\n \u201cWe think that biometric data derived from Apple Watch may provide comparable, precise, and accurate measurements of fitness, prognostic markers and early\u00a0warning signals, compared to traditional diagnostics,\u201d says Dr. Heather Ross, Division Head of Cardiology, at UHN\u2019s Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Scientific Lead, Ted\u00a0Rogers Centre for Heart Research, and this study\u2019s lead researcher. Combining this new technology with expertise in biomedical science, and leveraging the existing\u00a0Peter Munk Digital Cardiovascular Health Platform for 8,000 heart failure patients already followed by UHN, should give patients and clinicians an exciting new opportunity to gain\u00a0more precise, in the moment assessments of heart health.<\/p>\n \u201cSurfacing heart health insights has played a key role in the evolution of Apple Watch and we\u2019re continually humbled by the responses we hear from users on the\u00a0impact it has had on their lives,\u201d says Dr. Sumbul Desai, Apple\u2019s vice president of Health. \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to be collaborating with UHN and Dr. Heather Ross to better\u00a0understand how the powerful sensors in Apple Watch can potentially help patients better manage heart failure, from the comfort of their own home.\u201d<\/p>\n It was in Tanzania, on top of Mount Kilimanjaro, that Dr. Ross first glimpsed the future of healthcare. A routine phone call led to her \u201caha\u201d moment. If she could use her\u00a0phone from a mountaintop, why couldn\u2019t this technology be used to reach patients who can\u2019t always travel to receive quality care? Later experiences with text\u00a0messaging in Uganda, combined with the experience of traveling the Nahanni River into remote Canadian First Nations communities, further reinforced Dr. Ross\u2019\u00a0determination to use technology to solve issues of equity in health care. \u201cMy goal is to make high quality care, accessible to everyone, no matter where they are,\u201d says Dr. Ross. \u201cIf we can use wearable technology to accurately monitor for essential diagnostics, we can\u00a0reach all kinds of people, including vulnerable communities who traditionally have been challenged by issues of remote geography or homelessness.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n About the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research<\/strong><\/p>\n The Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research aims to develop new diagnoses, treatments and tools to prevent and individually manage heart failure \u2013 Canada’s fastest growing cardiac disease. Enabled by an unprecedented gift of $130 million from the Rogers family in 2014, the Centre was jointly conceived by its three partner organizations: The Hospital for Sick Children, University Health Network, and the University of Toronto. Together, they committed an additional $139 million toward the Centre \u2013 representing a $270 million investment in basic science, translational and clinical research, innovation, and education in regenerative medicine, genomics, and the clinical care of children and adults. It is addressing heart failure across the lifespan.\u00a0www.tedrogersresearch.ca<\/a>\u00a0\/ @trogersresearch<\/p>\n <\/p>\n About the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre<\/strong><\/p>\n The Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, established through the generous support of The Peter and Melanie Munk Charitable Foundation, is the premier cardiac centre in Canada. Each year, over 163,000 patients receive innovative and compassionate care from a multidisciplinary team who treat some of the most complex cases of heart and vascular disease. Our clinical and research expertise has improved the lives of patients around the world, while we continue to train more cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, and vascular surgeons than any other hospital in Canada. The Peter Munk Cardiac Centre is based at Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital and Toronto Rehabilitation Institute \u2013 all members of University Health Network. For more information, visit\u00a0www.petermunkcardiaccentre.ca<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n About University Health Network<\/strong><\/p>\n University Health Network consists of Toronto General, recently ranked the #4 Hospital in the World according to Newsweek Magazine, and Toronto Western Hospital, the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, and the Michener Institute of Education at UHN. The scope of research and complexity of cases at University Health Network has made it a national and international source of discovery, education and patient care. It has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in cardiology, transplantation, neurosciences, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine. University Health Network is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.\u00a0www.uhn.ca<\/a><\/p>\n