Arrhythmia as an Incidental Finding

Abstract

Arrhythmia as an Incidental Finding Abstract. An arrhythmic pulse can be determined using clinical or technical examinations such as palpitation and ECG. Due to the rapid spread of wearables, more and more people have the opportunity to derive pulse curves or even ECGs themselves before seeking professional medical care, which increases the number of randomly detected arrhythmic pulse. Incidental findings naturally lead to relevant diagnoses in some of the people affected, but on the other hand they are also psychologically stressful for some individuals. Therefore, it is important to differentiate frequently found common benign causes from the causes with therapeutic consequence and to adequately inform patients about their rhythm. In particular bradyarrhythmias often have no therapeutic consequence as long as the patient remains asymptomatic. Pacemakers are usually only indicated for symptomatic bradycardia. Atrial fibrillation deserves special attention due to its frequency and the fact that, if undetected, this is associated with significantly increased morbidity and mortality. Supraventricular and ventricular extrasystoles increase with age. They are often "idiopathic", but they also can be an expression of still subclinical heart disease.