20.500.12556/DKUM-91087 Implementation of a savvy mobile ECG sensor for heart rhythm disorder screening at the primary healthcare level Introduction: The Jozef Stefan Institute developed a personal portable electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor Savvy that works with a smartphone, and this was used in our study. This study aimed to analyze the usefulness of telecardiology at the primary healthcare level using an ECG personal sensor. Methods: We included 400 patients with a history of suspected rhythm disturbance who visited their family physician at the Healthcare Center Ljubljana and Healthcare Center Murska Sobota from October 2016 to January 2018. Results: The study found that there was no statistically significant difference between the test and control groups in the number of present rhythm disorders and actions taken to treat patients with either observation or administration of a new drug. However, in the test group, there were significantly fewer patients being referred to a cardiologist than in the control group (p < 0.001). Discussion: The use of an ECG sensor helps family physicians to distinguish between patients who need to be referred to a cardiologist and those who can be treated by them. This method is useful for both physicians and patients because it shortens the time taken to start treatment, can be used during pandemics such as COVID-19, and reduces unnecessary cost. heart rhythm disorders palpitations primary healthcare personal mobile ECG sensor referrals motnje srčnega ritma palpitacije primarno zdravstveno varstvo osebni mobilni senzor EKG true false true MDPI Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Znanstveno delo 2024-10-21 10:12:28 2024-10-21 10:30:43 2024-10-22 03:10:28 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2021 0 0 Str. 1-12 št. 1, št. članka 55 Letn. 12 2021 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 2020-12-03 2021-01-03 2021-01-05 616.1 45913091 10.3390/mi12010055 2072-666X Vodicka-2021-Implementation_of_a_Savvy_Mobile.pdf Vodicka-2021-Implementation_of_a_Savvy_Mobile.pdf 1 2BF956F046730424554CC07CDD327E79 17dff50ad400f79bcf6278c0313d1c5d6ebb03bfc999c52ceb8e3b87dfcd5070 7d565e5c-8f86-11ef-9bfc-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=186699 https://doi.org/10.3390/mi12010055 0 377c4bb4-8f84-11ef-9bfc-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=186698 Medicinska fakulteta 0 0 0