Toronto study shows how Apple Watch helps identify risk of heart failure hospitalization

Smartwatches can predict hospitalization: UHN-study

TORONTO – A new study led by researchers at UHN’s Peter Munk Cardiac Centre and the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research shows that data from a consumer smartwatch can detect early signs of worsening heart failure — days to weeks before unplanned medical care is needed. The findings, recently published on the cover of Nature Medicine, suggest that monitoring physical fitness capacity with wearable devices, such as Apple Watch, could help identif…

Toronto study shows how Apple Watch helps identify risk of heart failure hospitalization

Heart failure is one of the most frequent and costly reasons for hospital admission in Canada.