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Can we predict different types of heart disease based on measurements, behavior patterns (sleep, diet, activity), and family and medical history?
Can we predict when specific heart diseases will get worse before someone needs hospitalization, or even before the patient knows something is wrong?
What habits make heart problems better or worse? Do connected devices improve health? Are there simple changes you could make in your everyday life to improve your heart health?
Are there markers from digital devices and wearables that can predict who is most vulnerable to certain heart diseases?
Our research questions are evolving over time as we learn more about Heart Disease and as the study grows. We have already completed many analyses leading to publications of important findings.
Professor of Medicine & Chief of Cardiology, University of California San Francisco
Dr. Olgin is a practicing cardiologist and cardiovascular researcher. He has been involved in leading clinical trials and clinical research for over 20 years. He is one of the Principal Investigator of the Health eHeart Study and one of the creators and Principal Investigator of the Eureka Research Platform.
Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics & Director of Informatics and Research Innovation, UCSF
Dr. Pletcher’s research focuses on prevention of cardiovascular disease, how exposure to cardiovascular risk factors like blood pressure and cholesterol during young adulthood may contribute to heart disease later in life, and how to use emerging technology to improve health.
Professor of Medicine & Associate Chief of Research for Cardiology, University of California San Francisco
Dr. Marcus is a practicing cardiac electrophysiologist and cardiovascular researcher. His research interests include investigating causes and optimal treatments for abnormal heart rhythms, prevention of stroke, and the influences of common exposures (such as alcohol, caffeine and tobacco exposure) on health.
Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco
Alexis Beatty, MD, MAS is a cardiologist and health services researcher who studies innovative delivery models for cardiovascular disease care. She received a career development award from the Department of Veterans Affairs to develop and test a mobile application to improve participation in cardiac rehabilitation, called VA FitHeart. She worked for Apple 2018-2019 and participated in the development of their heart features and Research app.
Chief of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia, UCSF
Dr. Gerstenfeld combines backgrounds in both medicine and engineering to develop better treatments for heart rhythm problems.
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A founder of the Health eHeart Study and Eureka, she was there from the beginning
Carol was many things to Eureka: a caring leader, a people person, a team player, a spirited guide, an enthusiasm generator, an organizer, and an evangelist for our project. The Eureka team was part of her extended family.
It's quite easy to register! You sign up with your name, email (a simple way for us to contact you), password, and birth date. Afetr you learn about the study, you'll be asked to sign an electronic consent agreeing to participate and will then start taking surveys from the homepage.
Once you register, you'll be taken to the consent page. This is a research study, and the UCSF Committee on Human Research (also known as an IRB or Ethics Board) approves and regulates all research studies conducted at UCSF. These consent forms outline the study and exactly what your role will be.
For the main part of the Health eHeart Study, you'll be asked to complete an eVisit—several sections of easy-to-complete surveys and other study activities—every six months. You'll also receive special invitations periodically to participate in other parts of the study (we will only ask for your participation in such a study after you've consented to that specific sub-study). Some examples of specific studies that would require additional consent from you include: mobile apps to track your activity or heart measurements (such as heart rate), sensors to measure things (like ECGs, sleep, blood pressure, weight), collection of DNA, or a visit to one of our study sites (e.g., UCSF) to get specialized cardiovascular testing.
Ideally, we want you to 1) answer the study's health-related questions, 2) check in regulary so we have your most up-to-date information, 3) let us know which additional studies and special invitations you want to accept and participate in, and 4) participate for at least 10 years so we can track how your health changes over time.
You can do each survey online or on your smartphone at your leisure, typically in less then five minutes. Most of them are very basic, but a few require some additional effort. For example, you might have to gather your medications or obtain certain measurements (such as a blood pressure check or a test in your doctor's office or local pharmacy). All of them will help us learn how to prevent and treat heart disease.
You will have an eVisit about every 6 months when we'll ask you to complete a series of surveys. The first one will be the longest in order to collect all the baseline information. You can do the surveys in each eVisit all at once or spread them out over time. And we'll remind you when they are due and when you have new ones to complete. Once you finish a survey, a new one will automatically appear on the homepage until you've completed all of the surveys in that eVisit (and you'll be able to see your progress along the way). In addition, you'll receive occasional special invitations to participate in additional studies or take special surveys, depending on your specific conditions.
Yes. We take this very seriously, and will do everything we can to protect your information and keep it private and secure. Read the Privacy Policy here
We will user your information for research. We collect information about your identity (for purposes of creating a secure account), your health, and your behavior in the Health eHeart Study. This information will be used in research analyses and results of these analyses will be presented in scientific conferences and published. These presentations and publications will never show any information that could identify you.
Protection Against Involuntary Disclosure of Your Information: To help us protect your privacy, we have applied for a Certificate of Confidentiality from the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). This certificate protects against compulsory legal demands, such as court orders and subpoenas, for identifying information or identifying characteristics of a research participant. The Health eHeart Study staff can't be forced to disclose study information that identifies you, even if ordered by a court subpoena, in any federal, state, or local civil, criminal, administrative, legislative, or other proceedings. The researchers will use the certificate to resist any demands for information that would identify you, except to prevent serious harm to yourself or others. We will, in all cases, take the necessary action, including reporting to authorities, to prevent serious harm to yourself or others. Read the Privacy Policy here.
Electronic Security and Adherence to the HIPAA Privacy Rule: The Health eHeart Study follows the security guidelines of the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). All study data is transmitted, stored, and processed in a secure environment.
Once you've signed up for the study, you'll be assigned a personal research coordinator who you'll be able to contact by email or phone with any questions. They'll also email you important reminders and news about the study, if you wish. If you have questions about the study before sign up, or if you have difficulty signing up, please email us at Coordinator@health-eheartstudy.org.