Acute Coronary Syndrome Readmissions Prevention App

Meta-analysis included 11 randomized trials of 2285 patients with coronary disease (most but not all post-MI) who were assigned to exercise rehabilitation or usual care. Exercise was associated with a significant 28 percent reduction in all-cause mortality. There was also a possible, but nonsignificant, 24 percent reduction in recurrent MI in the exercise rehabilitation group. Importance of exercise is reflected in this app.

A higher-quality diet was associated with a lower risk of recurrent CVD events among people≥55 years of age with CVD or diabetes mellitus. Highlighting the importance of healthy eating by health professionals would substantially reduce CVD recurrence and save lives globally. This finding is reflected in this app.

A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association and the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Writing Group on the core components of a cardiac rehabilitation program. The components are reflected in this App.

Programmes for chronic heart failure that include remote monitoring have a positive effect on clinical outcomes in community dwelling patients with chronic heart failure. This App facilitates remote monitoring of heart disease patients and should reduce readmissions.

Guidelines on the treatment of ACS included in this app.

Interventions to improve medication adherence among HF patients have significant effects on reducing readmissions and decreasing mortality. Medication adherence should be addressed in regular follow‐up visits with HF patients, and interventions to improve adherence should be a key part of HF self‐care programs. This App is an intervention to increase medication adherence

The nonprofit International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) recommended a list of longitudinal outcomes that should be tracked for patients with coronary artery disease. This app includes the patient reported outcome measures they recommend

The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology Foundation provides a class 1 level recommendation (ie, procedure/treatment should be performed/administered) for referral to a CR/SP program for those patients with recent myocardial infarction (MI) or acute coronary syndrome, chronic stable angina, or heart failure, or for those patients following coronary artery bypass surgery or percutaneous coronary intervention.

Mayo Clinic Study found that patients who used a smartphone app to record daily measurements such as weight and blood pressure were less likely to be readmitted the hospital within 90 days of discharge. This App includes measurement of AHA guidelines, as well as educational materials.

Systematic review that found "In particular, we found value in interventions that supported patients’ capacity for self-care in their transition from hospital to home (for effectively reducing 30 day readmissions). This is a patient centric app that accomplishes this goal.