Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL)-made smartwatch and the iPhone could be used to
remotely assess the frailty of patients with cardiovascular disease,
according to a study published in PloS One. What Happened: The study
conducted by Stanford University and funded by the Tim Cook-led company
took into account the traditional six-minute walk test (6MWT), an
in-clinic 6MWT test that used iPhone and Apple Watch, and a test done
remotely and monitored through an app. The researchers also took into
account passively collected activity data. Under a supervised in-clinic
setting, the smartphone and Apple Watch with the App were able to assess
frailty with a sensitivity of 90% and specificity of 85%. In the
unsupervised setting, the devices were 83% sensitive and 60% specific.
Over a hundred volunteers participated in the study and each of them was
scheduled for vascular or cardiac procedures. The participants were
followed for six months and were supplied with iPhone and Apple Watch
running the VascTrac research app. Why It Matters: The researchers
concluded that passive activity data captured by an iPhone and Apple
Watch were an accurate predictor of in-clinic 6MWT performance. The
study suggested that frailty and functional capacity could be monitored
and evaluated remotely in patients with cardiovascular disease, enabling
safer and higher resolution monitoring of patients. See Also: Apple
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Corruption Bug Last month two separate studies suggested that the Apple
Watch can detect possible cases of COVID-19 positivity a few days before
the onset of symptoms. Price Action: Apple shares closed nearly 0.4%
higher at $120.59 on Thursday and rose 0.13% in the after-hours session.
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