Background:
- Tachycardia. healthdirect. (2023, June 7). https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/amp/article/tachycardia
- Bradycardia. healthdirect. (n.d.). https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/amp/article/bradycardia
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. (2024, March 8). Atrial fibrillation. Mayo Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/atrial-fibrillation/symptoms-causes/syc-20350624
- Sweeney, E. (2024, September 18). 5 things we now know about atrial fibrillation. JNJ.com. https://www.jnj.com/innovation/5-things-we-now-know-about-atrial-fibrillation
Statistics:
- About Atrial Fibrillation | Heart Disease. (2024, May 15). CDC. Retrieved September 25, 2024, from https://www.cdc.gov/heart-disease/about/atrial-fibrillation.html
- Christensen, T. (2021, July 29). Deaths related to irregular heart rhythm may be rising, especially among younger people. American Heart Association. Retrieved September 25, 2024, from https://www.heart.org/en/news/2021/07/29/deaths-related-to-irregular-heart-rhythm-may-be-rising-especially-among-younger-people
- Schnabel, R. B., Sullivan, L. M., Levy, D., Pencina, M. J., Massaro, J. M., & D’Agostino, R. B. (2009, February 28). Development of a risk score for atrial fibrillation (Framingham Heart Study): a community-based cohort study. THE LANCET, 373(9665), p739-745. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673609604438/fulltext#fig1
Treatments:Â
- Pacemaker | Stanford Health Care. (n.d.). stanfordhealthcare.org. https://stanfordhealthcare.org/medical-treatments/p/pacemaker.html
- Inserting a pacemaker, www.healthdirect.gov.au. https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/surgery/inserting-a-pacemaker. *Image 1
- American Heart Association. (2016). Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD). Www.heart.org. https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/arrhythmia/prevention–treatment-of-arrhythmia/implantable-cardioverter-defibrillator-icd
- Canadian Rx prescription drugstore. (n.d.). COUMADIN (Warfarin). Canadian Rx prescription drugstore. https://www.canadianprescriptiondrugstore.com/coumadin-warfin Â
- Blood Thinners for Atrial Fibrillation Stroke Prevention. (2021, June 11). NCBI. Retrieved September 25, 2024, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8208521/
Designs:
Main Design Criteria:
- Turcu, A. M., Ilie, A. C., Ștefăniu, R., Țăranu, S. M., Sandu, I. A., Alexa-Stratulat, T., Pîslaru, A. I., & Alexa, I. D. (2023). The Impact of Heart Rate Variability Monitoring on Preventing Severe Cardiovascular Events. Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 13(14), 2382. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13142382
- News Center. (2023, December 13). Smartwatches can pick up abnormal heart rhythms in kids, Stanford Medicine Study finds. https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2023/12/smartwatch-children-heart.html#:~:text=The%20second%20challenge%20is%20that,adults%20who%20have%20cardiac%20arrhythmias.
- Mitchell , B. L. (2024, September). Overview of abnormal heart rhythms – overview of abnormal heart rhythms. Merck Manual Consumer Version. https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/heart-and-blood-vessel-disorders/abnormal-heart-rhythms/overview-of-abnormal-heart-rhythms#Treatment_v719607
- Professional, C. C. medical. (2021, September 1). Heart rate variability (HRV): What it is and how you can track it. Cleveland Clinic. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/21773-heart-rate-variability-hrv
Fitness Device Criteria:
- Noh, Y., Posada-Quintero, H. F., Bai, Y., White, J., Florian, J. P., Brink, P. R., & Chon, K. H. (2018, February 27). Effect of shallow and deep scuba dives on heart rate variability. Frontiers in physiology. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5835073/#:~:text=dives%2C%20we%20consistently%20found%20significant,depth%20when%20compared%20to%20the)