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INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION: USE OF TECHNOLOGY AND PROSPECTS
L Serediuk1, Y Dekhtiar2, O Barabanchyk3
11Department of Propedeutics of Internal Medicine named after Professor M.M. Berezhnytskyi, Faculty of Medicine, Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ukraine.
Georgian Medical News
|July 22, 2025
Summary
Digital health, telemedicine, and wearables show promise for short-term hypertension management, improving blood pressure and adherence. Long-term effectiveness and scalability remain key challenges requiring further research.
Area of Science:
- Cardiovascular Medicine
- Digital Health Technologies
- Health Services Research
Background:
- Existing hypertension management strategies face challenges in effectiveness, accessibility, and patient-centricity.
- A significant gap exists in current approaches to managing hypertension effectively for diverse patient populations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the effectiveness of digital health, telemedicine, wearable devices, and hybrid approaches in hypertension management.
- To assess both short-term and long-term outcomes of these innovative interventions.
- To identify key challenges associated with the implementation of these technologies.
Main Methods:
- Systematic review of studies published between 2020 and 2025 from Scopus, WoS, PubMed, and IEEE Xplore.
- Keywords included "hypertension diagnosis," "therapy technologies," "artificial intelligence" (AI), "telemedicine," and "wearables."
- Bias assessment utilized Cochrane Collaboration, STROBE, and NOS standards with high inter-observer reliability.
Main Results:
- Digital health interventions (e.g., AI-supported apps, remote monitoring) demonstrated significant short-term blood pressure reduction and improved patient adherence.
- Telemedicine and wearable technologies positively impacted blood pressure control and patient engagement.
- Hybrid approaches showed potential, but long-term effects were mixed, with some digital solutions indicating sustained benefits needing further study.
Conclusions:
- Digital health and related technologies offer promising avenues for hypertension management, particularly in the short term.
- Key challenges for widespread adoption include ensuring long-term efficacy, scalability, gender-sensitive considerations, and sustained patient engagement.
- Further research and development are crucial to overcome these implementation hurdles and optimize hypertension care.
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