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Sperotto F, López Guillén JL, Milani GP, Lava SAG. Advances in pediatric cardiology. Eur J Pediatr 2024; 183:983-985. [PMID: 37702768 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-023-05196-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/14/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Francesca Sperotto
- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, The Labatt Family Heart Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
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- Pediatric Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Heart Failure and Transplantation, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
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Zahedivash A, Chubb H, Giacone H, Boramanand NK, Dubin AM, Trela A, Lencioni E, Motonaga KS, Goodyer W, Navarre B, Ravi V, Schmiedmayer P, Bikia V, Aalami O, Ling XB, Perez M, Ceresnak SR. Utility of smart watches for identifying arrhythmias in children. COMMUNICATIONS MEDICINE 2023; 3:167. [PMID: 38092993 PMCID: PMC10719318 DOI: 10.1038/s43856-023-00392-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Arrhythmia symptoms are frequent complaints in children and often require a pediatric cardiology evaluation. Data regarding the clinical utility of wearable technologies are limited in children. We hypothesize that an Apple Watch can capture arrhythmias in children. METHODS We present an analysis of patients ≤18 years-of-age who had signs of an arrhythmia documented by an Apple Watch. We include patients evaluated at our center over a 4-year-period and highlight those receiving a formal arrhythmia diagnosis. We evaluate the role of the Apple Watch in arrhythmia diagnosis, the results of other ambulatory cardiac monitoring studies, and findings of any EP studies. RESULTS We identify 145 electronic-medical-record identifications of Apple Watch, and find arrhythmias confirmed in 41 patients (28%) [mean age 13.8 ± 3.2 years]. The arrythmias include: 36 SVT (88%), 3 VT (7%), 1 heart block (2.5%) and wide 1 complex tachycardia (2.5%). We show that invasive EP study confirmed diagnosis in 34 of the 36 patients (94%) with SVT (2 non-inducible). We find that the Apple Watch helped prompt a workup resulting in a new arrhythmia diagnosis for 29 patients (71%). We note traditional ambulatory cardiac monitors were worn by 35 patients (85%), which did not detect arrhythmias in 10 patients (29%). In 73 patients who used an Apple Watch for recreational or self-directed heart rate monitoring, 18 (25%) sought care due to device findings without any arrhythmias identified. CONCLUSION We demonstrate that the Apple Watch can record arrhythmia events in children, including events not identified on traditionally used ambulatory monitors.
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- Aydin Zahedivash
- Stanford University, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Stanford University, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Stanford University, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Stanford University, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Stanford University, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Stanford University, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Stanford University, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Stanford University, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Stanford University, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Stanford University, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Stanford University, Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Stanford University, Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Stanford University, Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Stanford University, Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Stanford University, Department of Surgery, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Stanford University, Cardiovascular Medicine - Electrophysiology, Department of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Stanford University, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
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