Recording an ECG With a Smartwatch in Newborns and Young Children: Feasibility and Perspectives

Justine Leroux; Pierre Bordachar; Marc Strik; F Daniel Ramirez; Sylvain Ploux; Julie Chabaneix-Thomas; Zakaria Jalal; Jean-Benoit Thambo

doi:10.1016/j.cjca.2021.08.003

Recording an ECG With a Smartwatch in Newborns and Young Children: Feasibility and Perspectives

Can J Cardiol. 2021 Nov;37(11):1877-1879. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2021.08.003. Epub 2021 Aug 8.

Authors

Justine Leroux¹, Pierre Bordachar², Marc Strik³, F Daniel Ramirez⁴, Sylvain Ploux², Julie Chabaneix-Thomas², Zakaria Jalal², Jean-Benoit Thambo²

Affiliations

¹ Bordeaux University Hospital (CHU), Cardio-Thoracic Unit, Pessac, France.
² Bordeaux University Hospital (CHU), Cardio-Thoracic Unit, Pessac, France; IHU Liryc, Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute, Fondation Bordeaux Université, Pessac- Bordeaux, France.
³ Bordeaux University Hospital (CHU), Cardio-Thoracic Unit, Pessac, France; IHU Liryc, Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute, Fondation Bordeaux Université, Pessac- Bordeaux, France. Electronic address: marcstrik@gmail.com.
⁴ Bordeaux University Hospital (CHU), Cardio-Thoracic Unit, Pessac, France; IHU Liryc, Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute, Fondation Bordeaux Université, Pessac- Bordeaux, France; Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 34371118
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2021.08.003

Abstract

Correlating symptoms with arrhythmia in neonates and young children is often difficult because of their sporadic and unpredictable nature. We show that it is possible to register an ECG with a smartwatch in neonates and young children and provide illustrative cases of supraventricular tachycardia and complete atrioventricular block identified with this technology.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Arrhythmias, Cardiac / diagnosis*
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / physiopathology
Computers, Handheld*
Electrocardiography / instrumentation*
Equipment Design
Feasibility Studies
Heart Conduction System / physiology*
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn

Grants and funding

CIHR/Canada