A Smartwatch Heart Rate Monitor Prompts an Unusual Diagnosis

Katie A. Walsh, MB BCh; David Lin, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Mar 2020)

A Smartwatch Heart Rate Monitor Prompts an Unusual Diagnosis

Katie A. Walsh, MB BCh,
David Lin, MD

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Katie A. Walsh, MB BCh: Address for correspondence: Dr. Katie A. Walsh, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Founder’s Building, 9th Floor, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104.; Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
David Lin, MD: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 3
pp. 431 – 433

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We report the case of a 54-year-old woman who presented for cardiological evaluation having noted a decline in her heart rate on her wearable heart rate monitor. She was found to be in 2:1 atrioventricular block. Subsequent evaluation revealed cardiac and pulmonary sarcoidosis, treated with steroids and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator placement. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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