Author:
Hoek Leendert J.,Brouwer Jan Leendert P.,Voors Adriaan A.,Maass Alexander H.
Abstract
Careful observation of the QT interval is important to monitor patients with long QT syndrome and during treatment with potentially QT-prolonging medication. It is also crucial in the development of novel drugs, in particular in case of a potential side effect of QT prolongation and in patients with increased risk of QT prolongation. The 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) is the gold standard to evaluate cardiac conduction and repolarization times. Smartwatches and smart devices offer possibilities for ambulatory ECG recording and therefore measuring and monitoring the QT interval. We performed a systematic review of studies on smartwatches and smart devices for QTc analysis. We reviewed PubMed for smartwatches and smart devices that can measure and monitor the QT interval. A total of 31 studies were included. The most frequent devices were (1) KardiaMobile 6L, a Food and Drug Administration-approved device for QTc analyses that provides a 6-lead ECG, (2) an Apple Watch, a smartwatch with an integrated ECG tool that allows recording of a single-lead ECG, and (3) the Withings Move ECG ScanWatch, an analog watch with a built-in single-lead ECG. The KardiaMobile 6L device and the Apple Watch provide accurate measurements of the QT interval, although the Apple Watch is studied in standard and non-standard positions, and the accuracy of QT measurements increased when the smartwatch was moved to alternative positions. Most studies were performed on patients, and limited results were available from healthy volunteers.
Subject
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
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