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Observational studyScientific reports2023

Feasibility of using KardiaMobile-L6 for QT interval monitoring during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in critical care patients.

Matilde Zaballos, Ignacio Fernández, Lucia Rodríguez, Silvia Orozco, Amparo García, Mónica Juncos, Sara Alvarez-Zaballos, Patricia Piñeiro, Javier Hortal

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Observational study in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Use of portable single-lead electrocardiogram device as an alternative for QTc monitoring in critically ill patients.Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc · 2024
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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Matilde ZaballosDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Psychiatry and Pathology, Complutense University, C/ Dr Esquerdo nº46, 28007, Madrid, Spain. mati@plagaro.net.
Ignacio FernándezDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
Lucia RodríguezDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
Silvia OrozcoDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
Amparo GarcíaDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
Mónica JuncosDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
Sara Alvarez-ZaballosDepartment of Cardiology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
Patricia PiñeiroDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
Javier HortalDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón · ESUniversidad Complutense de Madrid · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The electrocardiogram (ECG) represents an essential tool to determine cardiac electrical abnormalities in COVID-19 patients, the effects of anti-SARS-CoV-2 drugs, and potential drug interactions. Smartphone-based heart monitors have increased the spectrum of ECG monitoring however, we are not aware of its reliability in critically ill COVID-19 patients. We aim to evaluate the feasibility and reliability of nurse-performed smartphone electrocardiography for QT interval monitoring in critically ill COVID-19 patients using KardiaMobile-6L compared with the standard 12-lead ECG. An observational comparative study was conducted comparing consecutive KardiaMobile-6L and 12-lead ECG recordings obtained from 20 patients admitted to the intensive care unit with SARS-CoV-2 infection and on invasive mechanical ventilation. The heart rate-corrected QT (QTc) intervals measured by KardiaMobile-6L and 12-lead ECG were compared. In 60 percent of the recordings, QTc intervals measured by KardiaMobile-6L matched those by 12-lead ECG. The QTc intervals measured by KardiaMobile-6 and 12-lead ECG were 428 ± 45 ms and 425 ± 35 ms (p = 0.82), respectively. The former demonstrated good agreement (bias = 2.9 ms; standard deviation of bias = 29.6 ms) with the latter, using the Bland-Altman method of measurement agreement. In all but one recording, KardiaMobile-6L demonstrated QTc prolongation. QTc interval monitoring with KardiaMobile-6L in critically ill COVID-19 patients was feasible and demonstrated reliability comparable to the standard 12-lead ECG.

Indexed as

COVID-19Long QT SyndromeCritical CareCritical IllnessElectrocardiographyFeasibility StudiesHumansPandemicsReproducibility of ResultsSARS-CoV-2

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PMID37415069
PMCPMC10326027
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