A student from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) has built a portable electrocardiogram (ECG) unit powered by solar energy. This system is intended for use in developing countries ...

56% increase in global patent publications over the last five years signals growing interest in the cardiac monitoring market which is expected to grow to $3 billion per year by 2029 according to ...

More than a year into its patent dispute with Apple over the heart-monitoring technology embedded in the tech giant’s eponymous smartwatch, AliveCor has been dealt a serious blow. The company—which ...

The electrocardiogram (ECG) is used to diagnose and monitor a multitude of conditions affecting the heart. More than just a measure of pulse rate, the ECG reveals the complex electrical activity of ...

The problem with a heart attack – apart from the obvious of course – is that you have very little time to get to an emergency room or doctor. A medical diagnosis in the first few hours - usually by ...

A Bluetooth heart monitor could text your local hospital if you are about to have a heart attack, according to research published today in Inderscience's International Journal of Electronic Healthcare ...

Symptoms such as heart pain, palpitations and shortness of breath may be transient and can be difficult to record by conventional devices. With the OMRON® Portable ECG Monitor HCG-801, a recording of ...

Research shows that a newly-developed wireless EKG patch is as accurate, if not more accurate, than results from traditional EKG machines. The device is known as the EKG Patch Solution. Worldwide, ...

Heartbeam Inc.'s algorithms performed as well on a standard 12-lead electrocardiography (ECG) as on its 3D ECG system in the detection of atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter and sinus rhythm, based on ...

Google for Entrepreneurs live streamed its first demo day on Google Plus today, where 10 startups from seven cities were selected to pitch their companies to a room of investors and a panel of ...

TMS's MD100A1-E Portable ECG unit ($179) is an ultra-small unit weighing only 5.5oz and is ideal for bike EMS, special events or fire fighter rehab. ECGs may be stored for later display on the unit or ...