Smart watch detected ventricular bigeminy during chest palpitations

Sinan Pasli; Melih Imamoglu

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2023.02.018

Smart watch detected ventricular bigeminy during chest palpitations

Am J Emerg Med. 2023 Jul:69:220.e1-220.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.02.018. Epub 2023 Feb 24.

Authors

Sinan Pasli¹, Melih Imamoglu²

Affiliations

¹ Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey. Electronic address: drsinanpasli@gmail.com.
² Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey.

PMID: 36858932
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.02.018

Abstract

Smart watches, which are a rapidly developing technology that can record and store personal health data such as heart rate, oxygen saturation, ECG, and sports activities. We presented a patient who applied to the emergency department due to palpitation and he recorded an ECG output with a smart watch before admission. In this case, we emphasized that the use of smart watches in the prehospital period can help the diagnosis process of dysrhythmias in the hospital setting.

Keywords: Dysrhythmias; ECG; Smart watch.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Arrhythmias, Cardiac* / diagnosis
Electrocardiography
Emergency Service, Hospital
Heart Rate
Humans
Male
Thorax*