Can wearables outscore general practitioners? Congenital long QT syndrome diagnosis initiated by a smartwatch
- Key Teaching Points • Wearables such as smartwatches can monitor beyond heart rate and heart rhythm. • Specific smartwatches provide reliable measurements of electrocardiographic intervals (eg, QT interval). • Correct analysis and interpretation of the QT interval in an individual with previously unknown long QT syndrome facilitated the diagnosis.
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| Author: | Boris RudicORCiDGND, Silke KaufersteinORCiDGND, Ibrahim AkinORCiDGND, Martin BorggrefeORCiDGND |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-866892 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrcr.2024.07.001 |
| ISSN: | 2214-0271 |
| Parent Title (English): | HeartRhythm Case Reports |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Place of publication: | Amsterdam |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Date of Publication (online): | 2024/07/04 |
| Date of first Publication: | 2024/07/04 |
| Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
| Release Date: | 2024/08/23 |
| Tag: | Genetics; KCNH2; Long QT syndrome; QT measurement; ScanWatch; Smartwatch; Withings |
| Volume: | 2024 |
| Issue: | In Press, Corrected Proof |
| Page Number: | 3 |
| Institutes: | Medizin |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit |
| Sammlungen: | Universitätspublikationen |
| Licence (German): |  Creative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |
