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Robert Avram

Montreal Heart Institute
Verified email at ucsf.edu
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Worldwide effect of COVID-19 on physical activity: a descriptive study

GH Tison, R Avram, P Kuhar, S Abreau… - Annals of internal …, 2020 - acpjournals.org
Background: On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization declared coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) to be a global pandemic (1). To curb the spread of the disease …

[HTML][HTML] Implementing machine learning in interventional cardiology: the benefits are worth the trouble

W Ben Ali, A Pesaranghader, R Avram… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Driven by recent innovations and technological progress, the increasing quality and amount
of biomedical data coupled with the advances in computing power allowed for much …

[HTML][HTML] Real-world heart rate norms in the Health eHeart study

R Avram, GH Tison, K Aschbacher, P Kuhar… - NPJ digital …, 2019 - nature.com
Emerging technology allows patients to measure and record their heart rate (HR) remotely
by photoplethysmography (PPG) using smart devices like smartphones. However, the …

Performance of a convolutional neural network and explainability technique for 12-lead electrocardiogram interpretation

JW Hughes, JE Olgin, R Avram, SA Abreau… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Millions of clinicians rely daily on automated preliminary electrocardiogram
(ECG) interpretation. Critical comparisons of machine learning–based automated analysis …

A digital biomarker of diabetes from smartphone-based vascular signals

R Avram, JE Olgin, P Kuhar, JW Hughes, GM Marcus… - Nature medicine, 2020 - nature.com
The global burden of diabetes is rapidly increasing, from 451 million people in 2019 to 693
million by 2045. The insidious onset of type 2 diabetes delays diagnosis and increases …

Novel artificial intelligence applications in cardiology: current landscape, limitations, and the road to real-world applications

ÉL Langlais, P Thériault-Lauzier… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death globally and contribute significantly
to the cost of healthcare. Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to reshape cardiology. Using …

[HTML][HTML] Use of actigraphy (wearable digital sensors to monitor activity) in heart failure randomized clinical trials: a scoping review

K Anchouche, M Elharram, E Oulousian… - Canadian Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Actigraphy-based measurements of physiologic parameters may enable design
of patient-centric heart failure (HF) clinical trials. Recently, the Heart Failure Collaboratory …

[HTML][HTML] Worldwide physical activity trends since COVID-19 onset

GH Tison, J Barrios, R Avram, P Kuhar… - The Lancet Global …, 2022 - thelancet.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted nearly all aspects of daily life worldwide. Public
health interventions necessary to curb disease spread could have unintended …

The benefits conferred by radial access for cardiac catheterization are offset by a paradoxical increase in the rate of vascular access site complications with femoral …

L Azzalini, K Tosin, M Chabot-Blanchet, R Avram… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2015 - jacc.org
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess whether the benefits conferred by radial
access (RA) at an individual level are offset by a proportionally greater incidence of vascular …

[HTML][HTML] Validation of an algorithm for continuous monitoring of atrial fibrillation using a consumer smartwatch

R Avram, M Ramsis, AD Cristal, V Nathan, L Zhu, J Kim… - Heart Rhythm, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Consumer devices with broad reach may be useful in screening for atrial
fibrillation (AF) in appropriate populations. However, currently no consumer devices are …