New ingenious necklace may detect abnormal heart rhythm disorders
Atrial fibrillation is the most common heart rhythm disturbance but is often symptomless and intermittent, making its detection and diagnosis challenging. Innovative methods for detection are therefore needed.
Researchers have developed a new ingenious necklace that may help detect abnormal heart rhythm disorders for prompt management.The new necklace will be showcased for the first time on EHRA Essentials 4 You, a scientific platform of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). The research appears in European heart Journal.
Atrial fibrillation is one of the major causes of stroke. Approximately 25% of all strokes are caused by unrecognised and untreated atrial fibrillation.
This study examined the diagnostic accuracy of an ECG worn around the neck . A single-lead ECG is embedded into the pendant.
To measure their heart rhythm, users start an application on their smartphone then place the necklace pendant between the palms of their hands or between the palm and the chest for 30 seconds. Data are automatically sent to a cloud service and analysed for atrial fibrillation using artificial intelligence (AI). Within a few seconds, the smartphone application displays the results of the analysis. An ECG report is also generated for physicians to confirm the diagnosis.
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