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
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
HeBIS-PPN:521206731
Institutes:Medizin
Dewey Decimal Classification:6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
Sammlungen:Universitätspublikationen
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International