December 14, 2015 — Heart Test Laboratories Inc. (HTL) announced the commencement of a...
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This channel includes news and new technology innovations ECG, electrocardiogram systems. These systems are also referred to as EKG, or eletrokardiogram from the original German term, where ECG was first developed.
Technology | Remote Monitoring | December 10, 2015
December 10, 2015 — The ScottCare Corp. announced the recent introduction of TeleSense RCM, a three-in-one device...
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Technology | ECG | November 20, 2015
November 20, 2015 — Carestream has obtained U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for diagnostic reading...
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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...
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Technology | Stethoscopes | November 19, 2015
November 19, 2015 — Rijuven announced the launch of CardioSleeve for Pediatrics, the first U.S. Food and Drug...
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Technology | ECG Monitoring Services | November 19, 2015
November 19, 2015 — iRhythm Technologies Inc. announced the launch of new...
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Technology | ECG | October 08, 2015
October 8, 2015 — Personal MedSystems introduced the first and only...
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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...
The Mortara Eli 280 is part of a new generation of ECG systems that integrate touchscreen monitors to improve workflow.
Feature | ECG | September 16, 2015 | Dave Fornell
The resting electrocardiogram (ECG) has been...
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News | ECG Monitoring Services | September 10, 2015
September 10, 2015 — AliveCor Inc. announced significant milestones related to patients with...
Technology | ECG | August 13, 2015
August 13, 2015 — iWorx Systems Inc., developer of advanced physiology teaching and research instruments and...
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An example of the new generation of cardiac monitoring device that is replacing Holter monitoring is the Cardea Solo wearable sensor. The FDA-cleared device automatically analyzes data when the device is turned back into the physician's office and automatically produces a draft summary report. This technology can simplify the workflow by eliminating the need for third-party involvement.
Feature | Atrial Fibrillation | September 13, 2018
Rapid advances in technology to monitor atrial fibrillation (AF or Afib) are enabling clinicians to access real-time...
News | Implantable Cardiac Monitor (ICM) | July 16, 2015
July 16, 2015 - Medtronic plc announced the first in-office implant of its miniaturized...
News | Blood Testing | June 09, 2015
June 9, 2015 - Professional physician associations consider certain routine tests before elective surgery to be of...
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An example of an automated summary cardiac monitor report from Medicalgorithmics' PocketECG system. Most of the the report parameters can be opened as separate pages with additional automated report summaries and graphical data charts.
Blog | Remote Monitoring | June 20, 2018
There is a movement toward real-time, remote cardiac monitoring with the latest generation of...
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Technology | May 28, 2015
May 28, 2015 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the InvisionECG technology from InvisionHeart...
GE's CardioLab is one half of the integrated system with Abbott that will provide patient-specific data on the heart's electrical activity in real time.
Technology | May 13, 2015
May 13, 2015 — Abbott and GE Healthcare announced an agreement that will bring real-time, patient-specific data...
