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A Fibrilhação Auricular é a arritmia cardíaca mais comum em todo o mundo, afetando milhares de milhões de pessoas, com elevada morbilidade e mortalidade associadas, traduzidas pelo risco aumentado das suas complicações inerentes, como o acidente vascular cerebral e a insuficiência cardíaca.
Vários estudos provaram que o tratamento efetivo da FA reduz o risco destes desfechos, realçando, assim, a importância fulcral da deteção precoce deste quadro clínico pela comunidade médica. Sendo esta entidade de difícil diagnóstico, ainda subdiagnosticada e associada a elevados custos relativamente ao tratamento das suas complicações, torna-se necessário a procura de um método de rastreio de baixo custo e acessível, principalmente, à população em risco.
Com a revolução tecnológica observada na última década, o aumento dramático no número de utilizadores de smartphones, mesmo dentro da população mais idosa, suscitou uma exploração concomitante de dispositivos e aplicativos médicos auxiliares, nomeadamente direcionados para a deteção e controlo da fibrilhação auricular.
Com isto, esta dissertação tem como objetivo verificar a importância/aplicabilidade destes dispositivos num possível método de rastreio desta patologia.
Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia worldwide, affecting billions of people, with associated morbidity and mortality, who are at risk of their inherent complications such as stroke and heart failure. ´ Several studies have shown that effective treatment of AF reduces the risk of these outcomes, thus highlighting the central importance of early detection of this clinical picture by the medical community. Due the fact this disease is difficult to diagnose and is still underdiagnosed and associated with high costs in relation to the treatment of its complications, it is necessary to search for a low cost screening method that is accessible mainly to the population at risk. With the technological revolution seen in the last decade, the dramatic increase in the number of smartphone users, even within the older population, has led to a concomitant exploration of auxiliary medical devices and applications, particularly for the detection and control of atrial fibrillation. Hereupon, this dissertation aims to verify the importance / applicability of these devices in a possible screening method of this pathology.
Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia worldwide, affecting billions of people, with associated morbidity and mortality, who are at risk of their inherent complications such as stroke and heart failure. ´ Several studies have shown that effective treatment of AF reduces the risk of these outcomes, thus highlighting the central importance of early detection of this clinical picture by the medical community. Due the fact this disease is difficult to diagnose and is still underdiagnosed and associated with high costs in relation to the treatment of its complications, it is necessary to search for a low cost screening method that is accessible mainly to the population at risk. With the technological revolution seen in the last decade, the dramatic increase in the number of smartphone users, even within the older population, has led to a concomitant exploration of auxiliary medical devices and applications, particularly for the detection and control of atrial fibrillation. Hereupon, this dissertation aims to verify the importance / applicability of these devices in a possible screening method of this pathology.
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Dispositivos Móveis Fibrilhação Auricular Rastreio Smartphones Telemedicina.