Accuracy of the Apple Watch single-lead ECG recordings in pre-term neonates.

Christian PaechMaria KobelAnna MichaelisRoman Antonin GebauerPhilipp KaldenIngo DähnertUlrich ThomeFranziska MarkelSebastian Rützel

Published in: Cardiology in the young (2021)

The Apple Watch iECG seems to be a valuable tool to record an ECG comparable to lead I of the standard 12-lead ECG even in pre-term neonates. With a widespread availability and excellent connectivity, the Apple Watch iECG function may provide practitioners with a tool to send an iECG for interpretation to a paediatric cardiac specialist.

Keyphrases

heart rate variability
heart rate
preterm infants
low birth weight
gestational age
primary care
emergency department
white matter
general practice
functional connectivity