Impact of digital monitoring on compliance and outcome of lifestyle-change measures in patients with coexistent atrial fibrillation and obesity.

Introduction: Obesity, a known risk factor for atrial fibrillation (AF), is potentially reversible through lifestyle changes, including diet and physical activity. However, lack of compliance is a major obstacle in attaining sustained weight loss. We investigated the impact of patient engagement using a digital monitoring system on compliance for lifestyle-change measures and subsequent outcome.

Coronavirus Disease-19 Testing Strategies for Patients and Health Care Workers to Improve Workplace Safety.

Tests to detect active viral infection and related immune response in the staff and patients attending health care facilities effectively identified positive cases presenting with or without symptoms of coronavirus disease (COVID)-19. Subsequent home isolation of these contagious cases helped curb the chance of the spread of infection at the workplace. Furthermore, serologic tests conducted postvaccination facilitated the detection of individuals with poor immune response following active immunization that would likely require further safety measures to protect themselves from contracting the infection in health care facilities.