Do-it-yourself ECG good for patients with palpitations
Current approach to care does not serve patients with pre-syncope or palpitations well, researchers say
12th March 2019
By Clare Pain
A pocket-sized monitor that takes an ECG can help detect cardiac arrhythmia in patients with palpitations and pre-syncope who get sent home from the ED without a diagnosis, a study shows.
Such patients were 10 times more likely to have a serious condition detected if they had the device that wirelessly connects to an app on their smartphone to record heart rhythm events, according to British researchers.
In the trial, 124 patients aged 16 and older
