title: Diagnosis of arrhythmias in athletes using leadless, ambulatory HR monitors.
abstract: Exercise-related palpitations, vertigo, and syncope may be caused by benign etiologies but can also herald life-threatening arrhythmias. The precise diagnosis of these findings is therefore essential and potentially life saving but often is a challenge for sports physicians and cardiologists. Leadless, ambulatory HR monitors with chest strap transmitters have been designed to steer exercise intensity in athletes with a baseline sinus rhythm. However, they also can capture arrhythmias. Presented here are three cases of varying arrhythmias: atrial fibrillation, atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia, and ectopic atrial tachycardia that demonstrate the utility of HR monitors designed for athletic purposes in facilitating the diagnosis of arrhythmias and guiding appropriate treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrophysiology, University Leipzig, Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany. andreas.muessigbrodt@gmail.com
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Müssigbrodt
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: Ulrike
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Wetzel
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Van Belle
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bollmann
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hindricks
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D056352:Athletes; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male