Accuracy of continuous photoplethysmography-based 1 min mean heart rate assessment during atrial fibrillation.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Although mobile health tools using photoplethysmography (PPG) technology have been validated for the detection of atrial fibrillation (AF), their utility for heart rate assessment during AF remains unclear. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the accuracy of continuous PPG-based 1 min mean heart rate assessment during AF.

Methods and results

Persistent AF patients were provided with Holter electrocardiography (ECG) (for ≥24 h) simultaneously with a PPG-equipped smartwatch. Both the PPG-based smartwatch and Holter ECG automatically and continuously monitored patients' heart rate/rhythm. ECG and PPG recordings were synchronized and divided into 1 min segments, from which a PPG-based and an ECG-based average heart rate estimation were extracted. In total, 47 661 simultaneous E

SUBMITTER: Hermans ANL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10062358 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature