“Many studies have shown that when clinicians follow guideline recommendations, patients have better outcomes,” said Dr Kotecha. “All of the decision aids in AF Manager are based on ESC guidelines so we hope this will encourage guideline implementation. Patients will have the option to anonymously donate their data which will enable us to assess the guideline adherence rate.”
The apps are linked to allow transfer of data between patients and healthcare professionals via a secure server at the University of Birmingham, UK. Patients control who can view and edit their data. When data sharing is enabled, updates are synced on both apps. All shared information is encrypted and password protected.
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Dr Kotecha said: “We know that effective management of atrial fibrillation is suited to shared decision making and we have created the apps in the hope of facilitating this process. Sharing information should save clinicians time and enable them to devote consultations to choosing the best treatments.”
He concluded: “The dynamic nature of this technology will allow us to modify and update the features and content to reflect feedback from users, as well as future versions of the ESC atrial fibrillation guidelines.”
References
(1) Kotecha D, et al. European Society of Cardiology (ESC) smartphone and tablet applications for patients with atrial fibrillation and their healthcare providers. EP Europace. 2017. DOI: 10.1093/europace/eux299
https://academic.oup.com/europace/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/europace/eux299
(2) Kotecha D, Kirchhof P. ESC Apps for Atrial Fibrillation. Eur Heart J. 2017;38:2643–2645.
(3) 2016 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with EACTS. Eur Heart J. 2016;37(38):2893–2962. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehw210
4 The full capabilities of the Treatment Manager tool will be available once the app is CE certified.
About the CATCH ME consortium
The CATCH ME (Characterising Atrial fibrillation by Translating its Causes into Health Modifiers in the Elderly) Consortium is a European collaboration which aims to improve the prevention and treatment of atrial fibrillation and its complications. CATCH ME is funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 633196.
About the European Society of Cardiology
The ESC brings together health care professionals from more than 140 countries, working to advance cardiovascular medicine and help people to live longer, healthier lives.
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