Arrhythmia in an athlete diagnosed by smartphone electrocardiogram: a case report

Abstract Background This is the first case report demonstrating the use of a smartphone device, enabling the diagnosis of an arrhythmia in the sports cardiology literature. Case summary A 17-year-old semi-professional rugby player presented with recurrent episodes of palpitations terminated by vagal...

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Published inEuropean heart journal : case reports Vol. 5; no. 5; p. ytab186
Main Authors Phillips, Daniel, O’Callaghan, Peter, Zaidi, Abbas
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Oxford University Press 01.05.2021
Subjects
Athletes
Cardiology
Case Report
Electrocardiogram
Electrocardiography
Heart
Palpitation
Smart phones
Tachycardia
Electrophysiology
Digital
Case report
Arrhythmia
Sports cardiology
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Summary:Abstract Background This is the first case report demonstrating the use of a smartphone device, enabling the diagnosis of an arrhythmia in the sports cardiology literature. Case summary A 17-year-old semi-professional rugby player presented with recurrent episodes of palpitations terminated by vagal manoeuvres. The rugby player’s resting 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), echocardiogram, and exercise stress test were normal. Due to his suggestive history and an ECG trace from a smartphone device, demonstrating a narrow complex tachycardia, an electrophysiological study was arranged. The study demonstrated a slow-fast atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia which was successfully ablated. Discussion The ambulatory use of a smartphone ECG device assisted in the timely diagnosis and management of an undiagnosed paroxysmal arrhythmia in a rugby player. This resulted in an expedited return to play.
ISSN:2514-2119
2514-2119
DOI:10.1093/ehjcr/ytab186