Dr. Heather Ross launches a clinical study, with Apple to test if remote monitoring with Apple Watch can help with early identification of worsening heart failure. Data collected using an Apple Watch will be compared to data routinely collected from rigorous physical tests patients normally undergo.
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Common drug may protect hearts from damage caused by breast cancer chemotherapy
New research from UHN’s Peter Munk Cardiac Centre (PMCC) shows statins, commonly prescribed to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, may also protect the heart from damaging side-effects of early breast cancer treatment.
UHN features Apple Watch in a new study to advance remote management of heart failure
The Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre (University Health Network) are collaborating with Apple, Inc., to give heart failure patients even more control over their health, and usher in a new era of remote monitoring possibilities.