Diagnostic capability of long-term electrocardiographic telemonitoring for detection of heart rhythm disorders

Abstract

Abstract: prevalence of cardiac rhythm and conduction disorders is increasing and associated with the growing amount of people of older age groups. The extended use of traditional electrocardiography (ECG) recorders is currently limited due to duration of the investigation, possible skin irritation and withdrawal of consent by the patients. The aim: evaluation of the frequency of arrythmia incidents in adult patients of different ages by assessing the patch monitoring results, and the impact of the monitoring duration on the possibility of diagnosis. Materials and methods: study included 1123 patients aged from 18 to 99 (599 women and 524 men), data about whom was collected in 2021-2022. ECG was recorded by the «Mawi Heart patch» – a single-use dual-channel device for continuous ECG recording for up to2 7 days. Results: the average ECG monitoring time was 81,03±18,5 hours or 3,37±0,7 days. The majority of the participants (74,35%) received the continuous 3-day ECG monitoring.