A novel cross-sector telemedical approach to detect arrhythmia in primary care patients with palpitations using a patient-activated event recorder.

CONCLUSIONS: The investigated cross-sector telemetric network is a feasible approach to detect arrhythmia in patients with palpitations and may have high impact on further treatment, notably in those at risk for stroke due to AF.
PMID: 27320955 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Cardiology Journal - June 19, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Klein-Wiele O, Faghih M, Dreesen S, Urbien R, Abdelghafor M, Kara K, Schulte-Hermes M, Garmer M, Grönemeyer D, Hailer B Tags: Cardiol J Source Type: research