Peer-Reviewed Publication
Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol2023;28(6):e13090.November 1, 2023Journal Article
Can 24 h of ambulatory ECG be used to triage patients to extended monitoring?
Linda S Johnson1,2,3, Alexandra Måneheim1,4, Magdalena Slusarczyk2, Agnieszka Grotek2, Olga Witkowska2, Justinas Bacevicius5, Leif Sörnmo6, Marek Dziubinski2, Sanjeev Bhavnani7, Jeffrey S Healey3, Gunnar Engström1,4
1Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
2MEDICALgorithmics, Warsaw, Poland.
3Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
4Department of Clinical Physiology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden.
5Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
6Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
7Healthcare Innovation and Practice Transformation Laboratory, Scripps Clinic La Jolla-Genesee Executive Plaza, San Diego, California, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Access to long-term ambulatory recording to detect atrial fibrillation (AF) is limited for economical and practical reasons. We aimed to determine whether 24 h ECG (24hECG) data can predict AF detection on extended cardiac monitoring.
METHODS: We included all US patients from 2020, aged 17-100 years, who were monitored for 2-30 days using the PocketECG device (MEDICALgorithmics), with…
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