MyHeart Counts 2.4.1

Apple's new ResearchKit offers a convenient way to participate in significant medical research studies using your iPhone. Stanford Medicine is inviting you to join the MyHeart Counts study, aimed at enhancing our understanding of heart health. The MyHeart Counts app serves as a personalized tool to measure your daily activity, fitness levels, and cardiovascular risk. It not only helps you gain insights into your own heart health but also contributes to the global efforts to maintain healthy hearts. Join us in our research endeavor and make a meaningful impact on heart health today!

The MyHeart Counts app utilizes the sensors in your iPhone or Apple Watch, as well as other wearable activity devices connected to the Apple Health App, to track your physical activity. Additionally, it offers the option to perform a walking fitness assessment if you are able. By incorporating your cholesterol results and blood pressure, the app calculates your risk of future heart attack or stroke, along with providing a "heart age" comparison. Through continuous activity monitoring and personalized feedback, our objective is to empower individuals with knowledge about their health for improved well-being. Furthermore, we may request your participation in testing different approaches to enhance physical activity, aiding us in understanding the potential role of mobile apps in preventing heart disease.

Key Features:

• Record and track your:
• • Physical activity through your iPhone or an Apple Health App-linked device
  • Fitness level with a 6-minute walk test (if applicable)
  • Risk score for heart disease or stroke, along with its corresponding "heart age"
• Receive reminders and notifications regarding:
• • Your activity and sleep patterns
  • Surveys on Physical Activity Readiness and other relevant health factors
  • Entering blood pressure and cholesterol levels to calculate your risk score
• Get educated:
• • Learn about your activity level and walking fitness
  • Discover your risk factors and ways to improve
  • Access links to resources on heart disease, stroke, and the American Heart Association's "Life's Simple 7" guide to heart health

To be eligible for the Stanford MyHeart Counts research study on heart health, you must:

• Be 18 years or older
• Reside within the United States, United Kingdom, or Hong Kong
• Be able to read and understand English

Install the app today to gain valuable insights into your heart health, contribute to research efforts, and join the fight against heart disease!

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