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Netherlands Heart Journal
Published in: Netherlands Heart Journal 1/2019

Open Access 01-01-2019 | Rhythm Puzzle – Answer

Two causes of palpitations, detected by photoplethysmography on a mobile phone

Authors: W. Gielen, M. Gielen

Published in: Netherlands Heart Journal | Issue 1/2019

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During the 6th (and most recent) Consensus Conference of the Atrial Fibrillation Network (AFNET) and the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) advanced technologies as photoplethysmography (PPG) were mentioned for the detection of atrial fibrillation (AF). PPG has here a sensitivity and specificity of 97–100% and 92–94%, respectively, for the detection of AF compared with 12-lead ECG interpretation [1]. …
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Kotecha D, Breithardt G, Camm AJ, Lip GYH, Schotten U, Ahlsson A, et al. Integrating new approaches to atrial fibrillation management: the 6th AFNET/EHRA Consensus Conference. Europace. 2018;20:395–407.CrossRef
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Metadata
Title
Two causes of palpitations, detected by photoplethysmography on a mobile phone
Authors
W. Gielen
M. Gielen
Publication date
01-01-2019
Publisher
Bohn Stafleu van Loghum
Published in
Netherlands Heart Journal / Issue 1/2019
Print ISSN: 1568-5888
Electronic ISSN: 1876-6250
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12471-018-1209-y

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