Smartphone ECG aids real time diagnosis of palpitations in the competitive college athlete.

Autor: Peritz DC; UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Medicine/Pediatrics. Electronic address: dperitz@unch.unc.edu., Howard A; UNC- Chapel Hill Department of Internal Medicine., Ciocca M; UNC- Chapel Hill Department of Sports Medicine., Chung EH; UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of electrocardiology [J Electrocardiol] 2015 Sep-Oct; Vol. 48 (5), pp. 896-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Jul 10.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2015.07.010
Abstrakt: Importance: Rapidly detecting dangerous arrhythmias in a symptomatic athlete continues to be an elusive goal. The use of handheld smartphone electrocardiogram (ECG) monitors could represent a helpful tool connecting the athletic trainer to the cardiologist.
Observations: Six college athletes presented to their athletic trainers complaining of palpitations during exercise. A single lead ECG was performed using the AliveCor Heart Monitor and sent wirelessly to the Team Cardiologist who confirmed an absence of dangerous arrhythmia.
Conclusions and Relevance: AliveCor monitoring has the potential to enhance evaluation of symptomatic athletes by allowing trainers and team physicians to make diagnosis in real-time and facilitate faster return to play.
(Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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