Cardiovascular Diseases & Diagnosis

Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shanghai, P.R. China

Publications

• Research Article   
  Value of a Novel 7-Day Patch Electrocardiography on Monitoring Cardiac Arrhythmias
  Author(s): Xu Z, Zhao Y, Yan J, Chen X, Xiong Y, Zheng P, Xing J, Chen D, Weng J, Zhang W and Li YG*
  
  Objective: With the development of ECG monitoring systems, the diagnosis of cardiac arrhythmias is improved significantly. Here, we introduced our experience with another new long-term ECG patch device (Smartpatch II) for monitoring the cardiac arrhythmia. Method: This device was applied to patients complained with a history of chest pain, palpitation or syncope and admitted to the 3 medical centers between April 13, 2017 and October 18, 2017. Patients wore both 24-hour Holter monitor and the Smartpatch II on the first day. On the second day, the 24-hour Holter monitor was removed and patients continued to wear the Smartpatch II up to 7 days. All ECGs were analyzed by 2 experienced independent observers. Results: A total of 101 patients (mean age: 57.5 ± 15.4 years, 52.5% male patients, b.. Read More»
  

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