An ECG can be done at home; how will it work?

Experts listened before live well Highlighting the possibility of using the device to monitor conditions, such as irregular heartbeats, but caution that the values ​​must be interpreted by a specialist.

“This test, which has been around for more than 120 years, is still very useful and up-to-date. However, it requires interpretation by a specialist because there are a series of nuances and details,” says Marcelo Leitão, cardiologist, specialist in cardiology and exercise medicine and scientific director of the SBMEE (Brazilian Society of Exercise Medicine).

“It is not easy for the layperson to understand the variables presented on the ECG and their clinical correlations,” says Brivaldo Markman Filho, professor of cardiology at UFPE (Federal University of Pernambuco) and head of the cardiology service at Hospital das Clínicas. UFPE, affiliated with Ebserh (Brazilian hospital services company).

However, systematic measurement could help track atrial arrhythmias in people who have not yet been diagnosed and monitor arrhythmias when they are already diagnosed, according to Weimar Barroso, president of the SBC (Brazilian Society of Cardiology).

This means there is an opportunity to increase adherence to treatments, which include medications, such as anticoagulants, and heart rate control.

These portable devices allow you to have more records and information. Often a person who complains of heart palpitations will have an electrocardiogram done in the clinic and it will not show anything at that time. She may also have another test, a Holter test, which monitors her heartbeat for a longer period and it will not show anything either. With the help of the portable device, the person records the moment she feels the palpitations to identify any heart rhythm disturbances, allowing for more appropriate diagnosis and treatment.
Marcelo Leitão, Scientific Director of SBEE