MySmartHeart closes the data- gap
The MySmartHeart approach accommodates long testing periods and closes technical gaps present in other systems involving multiple wires connected to implanted sensors.
With the MySmartHeart approach, cardiologists have the ideal service for detecting cardiac arrhythmia and following up on catheter ablation.
Examples include:
- Atrial fibrillation (cryptogenic strokes)
- Unclear palpitations and tachycardia
- Causes of syncopes
- Follow-up to catheter ablation
Your advantages as a cardiologist
Reporting
Testing procedure
- Clinic/office registers the patient in the service portal.
- Clinic/office distributes the ECG sensors and return box to you – or the kit is directly shipped to the patient.
- Upon the patient’s consent, MySmartHeart takes over patient support and ensures data quality.
- When the testing period is over, the patient returns the ECG sensors to MySmartHeart.
- When the testing period is over, the physician/ECG specialist receives the report and is allowed to access the data in the ECG portal.
Case studies
Case report 1: A 64-year-old male
Reason for testing: Atrial fibrillation
Frequency of symptoms: sporadic, not daily
Testing period: 9 days and 10 days (two measurements)
The patient had been previously treated for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation by means of catheter ablation. Six months following the ablation, he was observed for nine days by means of MySmartHeart in the context of routine follow-up. We were able to diagnose atrial fibrillation over two multiple-hour phases. The diagnosis led to a re-ablation. In the second ten-day follow-up, it was possible to determine that there was no atrial fibrillation following the re-ablation.
1. Testing: Distribution of the atrial fibrillation across the entire testing period
2. Diagnosis: no atrial fibrillation during the testing period (10 days). Re-ablation successful
Case report 2: An 83-year-old female
Reason for testing: Syncope
Frequency of symptoms: sporadic, not daily
Testing period: 7 days The patient was referred by the general practitioner.
For some time, she had complained about the sudden occurrence of brief dizzy spells and tightness in the chest. In the clinic, an initial ECG with 12 discharges indicated a bradycardia sinus arrythmia. With measurement using MySmartHeart, it was possible to record sinus pauses and bradycardia. The patient was also instructed to press the patient marker when she experienced the symptoms. The marked events correlated with sinus pauses A short while later, she underwent heart pacemaker implantation.
High patient acceptances over 7 days: only a few hours without record entries
Commentary by attending cardiologist
Case report 3: A 73-year-old female
Reason for testing: Palpitations
Frequency of symptoms: every 1 to 2 weeks
Testing period: 2 weeks planned, aborted after 2 days
The patient came to us because she suffered from sudden massive heart palpitations linked to presyncopal episodes. After two days, the patient suffered a strong symptomatic tachycardia.. Through remote consultation of the transmitted data (PLUS system), it was immediately possible to diagnose supraventricular tachycardia with frequencies up to 220 bpm. An AV nodal reentry tachycardia was confirmed through an electrophysiology study and was successfully ablated.
It was possible to bring the test to early termination since the event that had been sought was found
