ECG Wireless Remote Access
This channel includes news and new technology innovations for ECG monitoring services that allow physicians to measure a patient's heart rhythm over a period of time using wireless remote access.
The LIFENET system can send ECGs to physicians PDA devices so a STEMI diagnosis can be made prior to a patients arrival.
Feature | July 20, 2009 | Dave Fornell
The use of remote, prehospital ECG transmission systems by emergency medical services (EMS) can help quickly identify...
Technology | June 19, 2009
June 19, 2009 – HealthFrontier Inc., together with its technology partner, et medical devices SpA, Italy, yesterday...
News | June 04, 2009
June 4, 2009 - LifeSync Corp. this week said Florida Hospital in Orlando completed implementation of the LifeSync...
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OTC ECG devices can help detect abnormal heart rhythms in the general population, and this technology will continue to improve.
Feature | ECG | March 11, 2020
Apple created a stir when it announced in 2018 that its Apple Watch Series 4 was the first consumer health and fitness...
News | June 02, 2009
June 2, 2009 - Transoma Medical Inc., manufacturer of Sleuth and Sleuth AT wireless, automated implantable cardiac...
News | May 18, 2009
May 18, 2009 – At Heart Rhythm 2009 last week Biotronik said it completed the first enrollment in the pivotal phase of...
News | May 14, 2009
May 14, 2009 - St. Jude Medical Inc. yesterday announced European CE mark approval of its Accent RF pacemaker and...
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Several wearable, less-obtrusive ECG monitors have been cleared by the FDA for longer wear. This example is Cardiac Insight’s Cardea SOLO device.
Feature | ECG | February 19, 2020
When the patients of Michael Boler, M.D. need cardiac monitoring, the Holter monitor is no longer his first choice. “...
Technology | April 22, 2009
April 22, 2009 - Corventis Inc. this week released a non-invasive, wireless cardiac monitor system, AVIVO Mobile...
Technology | April 02, 2009
The mVisum STEMI Alert System allows transmission of ECGs and other patient data directly to a physician's Blackberry...
Technology | April 01, 2009
April 1, 2009 - Mortara Instrument unveiled its new go wireless technology platform with the introduction of its...
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Most professional athletes participate in cardiovascular screening to identify often-asymptomatic heart disorders, but the debate continues on whether to mandate ECGs as part of pre-participation screening for student athletes. Photo courtesy of Play for Patrick.
Feature | Sudden Cardiac Arrest | October 16, 2018
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the leading medical cause of death in young athletes and its impact is consistent...
News | March 19, 2009
March 19, 2009 - Sorin Group and Orange Business Services today entered into an agreement to develop and service a...
Technology | March 13, 2009
March 13, 2009 - Medical testing meets medical texting with the FDA’s clearance of GE Healthcare’s latest ECG (...
Philips HeartStart MRx enables paramedics to acquire and wirelessly transmit a suspected STEMI patients 12-lead ECG data to the emergency department.
Feature | March 09, 2009 | Eric Powers, M.D., medical director of The Heart and Vascular Center, MUSC
Door-to-balloon time can be used as a quality measure for hospitals in their level of excellence in caring for...
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Use of traditional Holter monitor leads can be an issue for patient compliance and comfort. The newer generation ambulatory cardiac monitors use a small, adhesive patch that sticks directly on the patient's chest and allows them to shower and go about daily activities without a belt mounted monitor or leads getting in the way. This is especially important for longer term monitoring of seven days or longer.
Feature | ECG | September 27, 2018
Advances in the technology of wearable cardiac monitors are improving both the experience of the patient and the...
Technology | November 23, 2008
Said to be the first Web-based system of its kind, LIFENET STEMI Management Solution from Physio-Control allows...
The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano in Plano, TX, said the entire hospital was designed around a patient-centered concept. Since it opened in January 2007, it has had outstanding patient satisfaction scores.
Feature | October 30, 2008 | Dave Fornell
This summer we asked readers of Diagnostic & Invasive Cardiology to submit the names and feats of the most...
News | September 11, 2008
September 12, 2008 - St. Jude Medical Inc. yesterday said the FDA cleared its SJM Confirm implantable cardiac monitor (...
