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Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.1 High systolic blood pressure (SBP) remains one of the top risk factors for CVD burden globally.2 Despite being a modifiable risk factor, hypertension (HTN) remains largely undiagnosed and untreated due to inadequate screening, poor awareness and lack of treatment adherence.3 Globally, HTN is undiagnosed in about 46% […]

Raffaele De Lucia, EHRA 2019 – The In-ear Region as a Novel Anatomical Site for ECG Signal Detection

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Published Online: Apr 1st 2019

At the EHRA 2019 congress in Lisbon, we are joined by Dr Raffaele De Lucia (Consultant Electrophysiologist, Cardiovascular Diseases Unit 2, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy) to discuss the findings from his recent study on in-ear electrocardiogram (ECG) signal detection. 

  

Filmed at EHRA 2019, Lisbon. 

  

Speaker’s Disclosures: Dr Raffaele De Lucia has no conflicts of interest to declare in relation to this video. 

  

Questions: 

  1. What is the rationale for looking for novel sites for electrocardiogram (ECG) signals? (0:14)
  2. What were your findings from this study? (1:14)
  3. This work was a validation study in healthy people, what are the next steps for assessing viability in patients with cardiovascular disease? (2:40)
  4. How can in-ear region ECG signal detection improve current practice? (3:23)

  

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