Technology for better adult congenital heart disease care: the time is now
Sarah R Blake, Michael Gatzoulis · 2025
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Sarah Blake and Michael Gatzoulis argue that digital technology must now reshape care for adults born with heart defects, in a 2025 viewpoint article. This growing group needs lifelong, complex care that health systems struggle to deliver, and gaps in access and specialist oversight are widening. The authors survey what digital tools could offer this field.
AI risk models already predict deaths and events fairly well but need testing in these specific patients. Video visits proved safe and popular during the pandemic, though blended care paths are still missing. Wrist devices track rhythm, oxygen, and activity, yet consumer gadgets are poorly checked against these patients' unusual physiology. The authors set three priorities: prove tools work in this population, roll them out fairly, and govern them with specialist oversight and privacy built in.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Sarah R Blake, Michael Gatzoulis |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 18 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |