Prospective, multicentre validation of a simple, patient-operated electrocardiographic system for the detection of arrhythmias and electrocardiographic changes

摘要

Aims Electrocardiographic changes, e.g. arrhythmias causing syncope or palpitations, are often transient and therefore difficult to diagnose. Systematic and symptom-activated ECG recordings can increase diagnostic yield in such patients. We evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of a simple, leadless, patient-operated ECG device compared with a standard 12-lead ECG.