Usability of a mHealth Solution using Speech Recognition for Point-of-care Diagnostic Management.

The administrative burden for physicians in the hospital can affect the quality of patient care. The Service Center Medical Informatics (SMI) of the University Hospital Würzburg developed and implemented the smartphone-based mobile application (MA) ukw.mobile that uses speech recognition for the point-of-care ordering of radiological examinations.

Skin Sympathetic Nerve Activity and the Short-Term QT Interval Variability in Patients With Electrical Storm.

: Skin sympathetic nerve activity (SKNA) and QT interval variability are known to be associated with ventricular arrhythmias. However, the relationship between the two remains unclear. : The aim was to test the hypothesis that SKNA bursts are associated with greater short-term variability of the QT interval (STVQT) in patients with electrical storm (ES) or coronary heart disease without arrhythmias (CHD) than in healthy volunteers (HV).

Successful continuous positive airway pressure treatment reduces skin sympathetic nerve activity in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with cardiovascular diseases and increased sympathetic tone. We previously demonstrated that patients with OSA have increased skin sympathetic nerve activity (SKNA).

Objective: The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment reduces SKNA.

Skin sympathetic nerve activity as a biomarker for neurologic recovery during therapeutic hypothermia for cardiac arrest.

Background: Targeted temperature management (TTM) improves neurologic outcome after cardiac arrest. However, better neurologic prognostication is needed.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that noninvasive recording of skin sympathetic nerve activity (SKNA) and its association with heart rate (HR) during TTM may serve as a biomarker of neurologic status.

Skin sympathetic nerve activity and ventricular rate control during atrial fibrillation.

Background: The relationship between the ventricular rate (VR) during atrial fibrillation (AF) and skin sympathetic nerve activity (SKNA) remains unclear.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that SKNA bursts accelerate VR during AF.

Methods: We simultaneously recorded electrocardiogram and SKNA in 8 patients (median age 66.