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VIDEO: Wearables, consumer tech yield ‘tremendous opportunities’ in health care

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SAN ANTONIO — In this video exclusive, Kapil Parakh, MD, MPH, PhD, adjunct assistant professor at Yale School of Medicine and medical lead for Google Fit, highlights the “tremendous opportunities” for wearables and consumer technologies in cardiology and beyond.

Wearables — including wrist-worn smartwatches and fitness monitors — have the potential to increase patient engagement, promote physical activity and create new avenues for research. Parakh highlights available evidence and addresses potential challenges to implementation in clinical practice.

Watch the video for more.