Using Personal Activity Intelligence With Patients in a Clinic Setting: A Feasibility Study.

Background: Personal Activity Intelligence (PAI) is a novel heart-rate-based metric used to assess cardiorespiratory fitness and quantify physical activity.

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of PAI with patients in a clinic setting.

Methods: Patients (n = 25) from 2 clinics underwent 12 weeks of heart-rate-monitored physical activity interfaced with aPAI Health phone app.

Utilization of Chest Pain Decision Aids in a Community Hospital Emergency Department: A Mixed-methods Implementation Study.

Introduction: Chest pain is a common reason for emergency department (ED) visits. Evidence-based decision aids assessing risk for an adverse cardiac event are underused in community hospital emergency care. This study explored the acceptability, barriers, facilitators, and potential strategies for implementation of the HEART Score risk stratification tool, accelerated diagnostic pathway, and shared decision-making visual aid with physicians and chest pain patients ages >45 in a community hospital ED.

Exercise Training in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Community Hospital Pilot Study.

Background: Patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) experience poor exercise tolerance and quality of life. Little is known about the feasibility or effects of HFpEF exercise training (ET) in a community hospital setting.

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the feasibility and pilot data of a community-based HFpEF ET intervention.