Digital health care and arrhythmia: a case of WPW syndrome in South Korea, 2020

The digital health care field is expanding from the daily monitoring of chronic diseases to the detection of acute diseases, such as arrhythmia. Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome, a congenital cardiac disorder due to accessory pathways, causes tachycardia, syncope, and even sudden death. We prese...

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Published in:Annals of occupational and environmental medicine 2021, 33(1), , pp.1-4
Main Authors: Mun, Eunchan, Hong, Jihee, Kwon, Sunggu, Lee, Sung Ho, Kim, Wonsool, Lee, Changhwan
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Language:English
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Summary:The digital health care field is expanding from the daily monitoring of chronic diseases to the detection of acute diseases, such as arrhythmia. Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome, a congenital cardiac disorder due to accessory pathways, causes tachycardia, syncope, and even sudden death. We presented a 26-year-old female office worker with WPW syndrome managing the disease with a wearable device and discussed its significance in occupational medicine. After reviewing the worker's electrocardiogram results, symptoms, and pulse rate records extracted from the wearable device, we referred the worker to a cardiologist for further evaluations such as electrophysiology study. The worker monitors her symptom recurrence with the wearable device following successful radiofrequency catheter ablation of the bypass tract. A case of an office worker with WPW syndrome managing the disease using a smart watch is presented. Further research is required to ensure its scientific validity, and we suggest policymakers promptly introduce digital health care to occupational environments.
ISSN:2052-4374
2052-4374
DOI:10.35371/AOEM.2021.33.E8