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ArticleAnnals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc2024

Use of portable single-lead electrocardiogram device as an alternative for QTc monitoring in critically ill patients.

Martin Rebolledo-Del Toro, Ana Beatriz Carvajalino-Galeano, Clarena Pinto-Brito, Oscar Mauricio Muñoz-Velandia, Ángel Alberto García-Peña

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Article in Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. 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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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Martin Rebolledo-Del ToroDivision of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Bogota, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0002-4189-4317
Ana Beatriz Carvajalino-GaleanoDepartment of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia.
Clarena Pinto-BritoDepartment of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia.
Oscar Mauricio Muñoz-VelandiaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia.
Ángel Alberto García-PeñaDivision of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Bogota, Colombia.
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana · CO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeAcquired QT prolongation is frequent and leads to a higher mortality rate in critically ill patients. KardiaMobile 1L® (KM1L) is a portable, user-friendly single lead, mobile alternative to conventional 12-lead electrocardiogram (12-L ECG) that could be more readily available, potentially facilitating more frequent QTc assessments in intensive care units (ICU); however, there is currently no evidence to validate this potential use.

methodsWe conducted a prospective diagnostic test study comparing QT interval measurement using KM1L with conventional 12-L ECG ordered for any reason in patients admitted to an ICU. We compared the mean difference using a paired t-test, agreement using Bland-Altman analysis, and Lin's concordance coefficient, numerical precision (proportion of QT measurements with <10 ms difference between KM1L and conventional 12-L ECG), and clinical precision (concordance for adequate discrimination of prolonged QTc).

resultsWe included 114 patients (61.4% men, 60% cardiovascular etiology of hospitalization) with 131 12-L ECG traces. We found no statistical difference between corrected QT measurements (427 ms vs. 428 ms, p = .308). Lin's concordance coefficient was 0.848 (95% CI 0.801-0.894, p = .001). Clinical precision was excellent in males and substantial in females (Kappa 0.837 and 0.781, respectively). Numerical precision was lower in patients with vasoactive drugs (-13.99 ms), QT-prolonging drugs (13.84 ms), antiarrhythmic drugs (-12.87 ms), and a heart rate (HR) difference of ≥5 beats per minute (bpm) between devices (-11.26 ms).

conclusionOur study validates the clinical viability of KM1L, a single-lead mobile ECG device, for identifying prolonged QT intervals in ICU patients. Caution is warranted in patients with certain medical conditions that may affect numerical precision.

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ElectrocardiographyLong QT SyndromeCritical IllnessFemaleHeart RateHumansMaleProspective StudieselectrocardiographyKardiaMobilemobile applicationsQT/QTc intervalsingle‐lead ECG device

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PMID38627955
PMCPMC11021801
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