A unique case of bradycardia recognized by wearable technology as first presentation of complete heart block.
Heart block
Public health
Wearable technology
Journal
The American journal of emergency medicine
ISSN: 1532-8171
Titre abrégé: Am J Emerg Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8309942
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 2019
10 2019
Historique:
received:
01
06
2019
revised:
16
07
2019
accepted:
20
07
2019
pubmed:
30
7
2019
medline:
12
3
2020
entrez:
30
7
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Wearable technology has advanced significantly, and the proposed health benefits have been widely touted. Most of the discussion has been surrounding the identification and diagnosis of asymptomatic atrial fibrillation. However, the heart monitoring functions of the wearable technology can also identify other abnormalities as well. We present the first case of wearable technology identified bradycardia diagnosed as the primary presentation of complete heart block. Wearable technology has advanced significantly, but still poses questions regarding its use in screening for rare conditions. One remaining challenge is balancing the desire to screen for rare asymptomatic conditions without overburdening emergency departments with patients responding to alarms on their devices.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31353161
pii: S0735-6757(19)30474-7
doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2019.158357
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1989.e5-1989.e7Informations de copyright
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