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Innovative technology to detect abnormal heart rhythms recommended by NICE for NHS use while further data is collected
Zio XTÂ is the first assessment, via the NICE digital health technologies guidance development pilot project, to be recommended for NHS use with the caveat that further data must be collected.
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NICE is gearing up for the evaluation of further digital health technologies as pilot project produces first result
Following the successful evaluation of Zio XT, developers of digital health technologies are encouraged to engage with NICE through one of several different routes
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Accelerated Implantable Cardiac Monitor (ICM) insertion for the detection of Atrial Fibrillation in Cryptogenic Stroke
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Implementation of placental growth factor (PlGF)-based testing to aid diagnosis of suspected pre-eclampsia at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Using implantable cardiac monitors to detect atrial arrhythmias (fibrillation/flutter) after cryptogenic stroke