A Clinical Trial of the Use of Remote Heart Rhythm Monitoring With a Smartphone After Cardiac Surgery (SURGICAL-AF 2)
Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter, Atrial Fibrillation, Postoperative Complications
About this trial
This is an interventional diagnostic trial for Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter focused on measuring Atrial Fibrillation, Digital Health, Artificial Intelligence, Cardiac Surgery, Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF)
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subject underwent any of (including a combination of) the following surgical procedures during index hospitalization. (coronary artery bypass graft, surgical repair or replacement of a cardiac valve)
- Subject provides informed consent
- Subject understands and agrees to comply with planned study procedures.
- Subject is able to perform heart rhythm measurement using the FibriCheck application at home.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pacemaker dependent heart rhythm
- Permanent AF/Aflutter or AF/Aflutter present at the time of inclusion
- Insufficient cognitive or comprehensive level of Dutch to participate to the trial.
- No smartphone available at home.
Sites / Locations
- University Hospitals LeuvenRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Rhythm monitoring group
Usual care
Patients randomized to the rhythm monitoring arm will assess their heart rhythm with a photoplethismography (PPG) based smartphone application (FibriCheck™). Measurements are performed three times daily and while experiencing symptoms. The patients start measuring immediately after discharge and continues until the scheduled postoperative consultation with the cardiologist or cardiac surgeon at 21-91days after discharge.
Patients randomized to the rhythm monitoring arm will be discharged without protocol mandated rhythm monitoring. A postoperative consultation is scheduled with the cardiologist or cardiac surgeon at 21-91days after discharge.