Key result
Smartphone ECG enables accessible assessment of heart rate variability and autonomic tone in concussed athletes.
Why the study?
Changes in heart rate variability could reflect autonomic tone alterations accompanying concussion, and a smartphone electrocardiogram could provide an accessible means of assessing heart rate variability in concussed individuals.
Can a smartphone electrocardiogram be used to assess heart rate variability in concussed athletes?
Case Report
Can a smartphone electrocardiogram be used to assess heart rate variability in concussed athletes?
This case report explores the potential of using a smartphone electrocardiogram to measure heart rate variability as an assessment tool for sports-related concussions.
Key Teaching Points • Concussions are a subset of mild traumatic brain injuries that typically result in transient impairment of neurological function, with or without loss of consciousness. Better recognition of their presentation and prevalence has increased awareness of the risk of concussions in active individuals. • Changes in heart rate variability could reflect changes in autonomic tone that often accompanies concussion. • The smartphone electrocardiogram could provide an accessible means of assessing heart rate variability in concussed individuals.
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Lai et al. (2017) conducted a case report in Concussion in athletes. Smartphone electrocardiogram was evaluated on Heart rate variability. Smartphone electrocardiogram could provide an accessible means of assessing heart rate variability and autonomic tone changes in concussed athletes.
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