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Observational studyPrimary health care research & development2024

Evaluation of the introduction of a single-lead ECG device and digital cardiologist consultation platform among general practitioners in the Netherlands.

Evert P M Karregat, Marlou A de Koning, Jelle C L Himmelreich, David W Koetsier, Jonas S S G de Jong, Eric P Moll van Charante, Ralf E Harskamp, Wim A M Lucassen

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Observational study in Primary health care research & development, 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Evert P M KarregatDepartment of General Practice, Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam University Medical Centers location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-8140-9868
Marlou A de KoningDepartment of General Practice, Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam University Medical Centers location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Jelle C L HimmelreichDepartment of General Practice, Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam University Medical Centers location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-0430-1583
David W KoetsierRegionale Organisatie Huisartsen Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-6755-891X
Jonas S S G de JongDepartment of Cardiology, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-2544-5279
Eric P Moll van CharanteDepartment of General Practice, Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam University Medical Centers location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-1489-5218
Ralf E HarskampDepartment of General Practice, Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam University Medical Centers location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-9041-0350
Wim A M LucassenDepartment of General Practice, Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam University Medical Centers location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-5286-9400
Amsterdam University Medical Centers · NLDepartment of Public · INHuisarts en Wetenschap · NLOLVG · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo evaluate the use of a single-lead electrocardiography (1L-ECG) device and digital cardiologist consultation platform in diagnosing arrhythmias among general practitioners (GPs).

backgroundHandheld 1L-ECG offers a user-friendly alternative to conventional 12-lead ECG in primary care. While GPs can safely rule out arrhythmias on 1L-ECG recordings, expert consultation is required to confirm suspected arrhythmias. Little is known about GPs' experiences with both a 1L-ECG device and digital consultation platform for daily practice.

methodsWe used two distinct methods in this study. First, in an observational study, we collected and described all cases shared by GPs within a digital cardiologist consultation platform initiated by a local GP cooperative. This GP cooperative distributed KardiaMobile 1L-ECG devices among all affiliated GPs (

findingsIn total, 98 (48%) GPs participated in this project, of whom 48 (49%) shared 156 cases. The expert panel was able to provide a definitive rhythm interpretation in 130 (83.3%) shared cases and answered in a median of 4 min (IQR: 2-18). GPs responding to the questionnaire (

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CardiologistsGeneral PractitionersElectrocardiographyHumansNetherlandsReferral and Consultationdigital consultation platformelectrocardiographyimplementationprimary caresingle-lead

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PMID38634311
PMCPMC11091535
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