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Editorial
. 2018 Nov;10(Suppl 33):S3875-S3877.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.08.141.

A case for the smart use of smartwatch-based technologies

Tommaso Sanna  1
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Editorial

A case for the smart use of smartwatch-based technologies

Tommaso Sanna. J Thorac Dis. 2018 Nov.
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The author is consultant to Medtronic and received speaker fees from Medtronic, Boehringer-Ingelheim, BMS-Pfeizer and Abiomed.

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Figure 1
Atrial fibrillation (AF) pattern and AF detection by different electrocardiographic techniques. (A) Different patterns of AF are shown. Pattern a: long AF episode; Pattern b: short AF episode; Pattern c: multiple very short AF episodes. All patterns are detected by long-term continuous monitoring techniques; (B) AF detection with single standard electrocardiogram (EKG). Pattern a: detected; Pattern b: not detected; Pattern c: not detected; (C) AF detection with multiple regular smartwatch based technology (SBT) recordings: Pattern a: detected; Pattern b: detected; Pattern c: some episodes detected, some not.
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