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Access to digital health technologies: personalized framework and global perspectives

Nature Reviews - Cardiology

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 16 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41569-025-01184-5 In this Review, Narayan and colleagues discuss global disparities in access to digital health technologies, with a focus on cardiovascular medicine.

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Role of Technology in Promoting Heart Healthy Behavior Change to Increase Equity in Optimal Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Circulation

In this scientific statement, we examined the technology-enabled interventions that address cardiovascular health behaviors from adolescence to adulthood in populations most affected by health disparities. We used a broad definition of technology, including wearables, applications, and telehealth, for behavior tracking.

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Randomized Controlled Trial on AI FFRangio Technology Presented at TCT

DAIC

The investigators shared the first randomized controlled trial (RCT) of FFRangio outcomes compared to invasive wire-based fractional flow reserve (FFR) has met its primary endpoint and revealed significant economic and resource utilization advantages for the non-invasive FFRangio technology over traditional wire-based approaches.

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Researchers take major step toward cuff-free blood pressure monitoring

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

The new technology could improve early detection and management of hypertension. Researchers have shown, for the first time, that speckle contrast optical spectroscopy (SCOS) can be used for cuffless blood pressure monitoring.

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Milli-spinner technique more than doubles success rate for blood clot removal

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Researchers at Stanford have developed a new technology for removing blood clots that is more than twice as effective as current techniques. It could significantly improve success rates in treating strokes, heart attacks, pulmonary embolisms, and other clot-related diseases.

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How Wearable Tech Can Help Monitor Your Heart Health

MIBHS

In the age of technology, wearable devices have revolutionized how we approach health and wellness. This blog explores the ways wearable technology can help track heart health, the advantages it offers, and how it contributes to better outcomes for those requiring surgical intervention.

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Challenges and opportunities in assessing right ventricular structure and function: a Roadmap for standardization, clinical implementation and research

Nature Reviews - Cardiology

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41569-025-01180-9 In this Roadmap, Kovács and colleagues review the imaging techniques used for evaluating the right ventricle, highlight challenges related to standardization, data analysis and clinical implementation, outline research opportunities, including the integration (..)