USE OF WEARABLES IN CARDIOLOGY AND THEIR ROLE IN DETECTING ARRHYTHMIAS

Abstract

This systematic review aims to identify the application and role of wearable devices in cardiology, addressing both physician and patient perspectives. The objective is to analyze the performance of these devices in the detection of cardiac arrhythmias. Based on the applied descriptors, the following results were obtained: (a) 30 articles were identified in the PubMed database, of which 16 met the eligibility criteria; (b) 37 articles were found in the Lilacs database, with 11 meeting the established criteria; (c) 2 articles were retrieved from the Cochrane Library, with 1 meeting the inclusion criteria; (d) 1 article from the 38th volume of the Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, which met the criteria; and (e) 1 article from Google Scholar, also meeting the criteria. Based on the selected studies, it can be inferred that wearable health devices provide physicians with a broader and more precise assessment of patients’ cardiovascular health. The use of these devices for detecting cardiac arrhythmias, particularly when combined with artificial intelligence, is promising when compared with traditional diagnostic methods such as electrocardiography (ECG). Wearable technologies have progressively demonstrated increased presence and specificity in the prevention and diagnosis of cardiac arrhythmias.