Continuous smartwatch monitoring after atrial fibrillation ablation: feasibility of burden estimation and association with quality of life
Smartwatch-based monitoring of atrial fibrillation burden is feasible after ablation. Higher atrial fibrillation burden was associated with reduced improvement in quality of life, supporting its value as a patient-centred outcome metric.
Authors
- Paulo Barbosa Fonseca
- Luís Filipe Azevedo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8421-2937)
- Duarte Dias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8119-258X)
- Rafael Silva-Teixeira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8151-4024)
- M Carrington (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4491-5312)
- João Primo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9717-6202)
- M. Beatriz P.P. Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6767-6596)
- Helena Gonçalves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9750-8665)
- JP Martínez
- R F C Fontes-Carvalho
- João G Almeida
- S. Barra
- Rute Almeida
Institutions
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- Universidad de Zaragoza (ES)
- Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (ES)
- Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo (PT)
- Hospital da Luz (PT)
- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (ES)
- Decision Sciences (United States) (US)
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón (ES)
- Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2025.1695891
- Primary Topic
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- ITEA
- European Regional Development Fund