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It showed a shortened PR interval and delta waves, establishing Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. The authors are from the Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Kangbuk Samsung Hospital. They recommended electrophysiology study based on the ECG, her symptoms and the pulse records from the band. Electrophysiology study and radiofrequency catheter ablation of the bypass tract followed on 29 June 2020 at the authors' hospital. After discharge she monitored for recurrence with a smartwatch. The case was reported in Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine on 24 March 2021. A 2024 report describes a Galaxy Watch 4 ECG capturing polymorphic ventricular tachycardia that led to a vasospastic angina diagnosis.", "category": "benefit created", "unexpected": false, "purpose": "The Galaxy Fit's optical sensor is built to track heart rate, and the Galaxy Watch ECG app to record single-lead ECGs for rhythm assessment. The benefit came from those functions.", "system": "Samsung Galaxy Fit heart-rate monitor and Galaxy Watch ECG app", "model_version": "Galaxy Fit SM-R370 (event); Galaxy Watch Series 4 in echo", "developer": "Samsung Electronics", "deployer": null, "location": null, "domain": "Healthcare (cardiology; occupational medicine)", "segment": "Consumer wearables", "benefit_type": "Improved Physical Health", "taxonomy_note": null, "registry_ids": {}, "ratings": [ { "group": "personal", "depth": 2, "reason": "A young worker's band documented a 188 bpm tachycardia. With a routine ECG showing WPW the next day and her symptoms, it backed referral for electrophysiology study. Successful radiofrequency catheter ablation came 11 days after the recorded episode. A material benefit to one person, though the diagnosis itself came from the routine ECG." } ], "ai_role": { "status": "assessed", "statement": "The band's heart-rate algorithm recorded the 188 bpm episode that documented the tachycardia. 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JACC: Case Reports.", "title": "Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia Detected by a Smartwatch in a Patient With Recurrent Syncope", "url": "https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/PMC11522799", "date": "2024-10-02", "written_by": "independent", "quote": "After 1 year of outpatient follow-up, there were no further clinical events." }, { "kind": "peer-reviewed study", "citation": "Bogár B et al. (2024). Detection of Arrhythmias Using Smartwatches—A Systematic Literature Review. 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