Highlights
- •Internet use and social media are widespread throughout society; however their application toward patients with heart failure is unknown.
- •Data from our own Mayo Clinic Social Media experience show that Facebook and Youtube might be most efficacious in patients with HF.
Abstract
With the pervasive use of the internet and social media, the potential applicability
toward patients with heart failure (HF) remains understudied. Here, we outline the
general use of social media and some early work with the use of social media as well
as data from our own Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media experience. Both enterprise-wide
social media data as well as those specific to HF-related pages and posts appear to
support the preferential use of Facebook and Youtube for potential benefit in patients
with HF. Large-scale prospective studies are needed to confirm these anecdotal results,
and to ensure we can optimally, yet safely, engage our patients with HF to improve
their care.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: July 13, 2017
Accepted:
July 11,
2017
Received in revised form:
July 10,
2017
Received:
May 23,
2017
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