ECG
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 where ECG was first developed. Electrocardiographs record the heart's electrical activity, recorded with a set of wire electrodes placed in the chest and back. The electrical impulses and caused by heart muscle depolarizing during each heartbeat. The channel includes news on standard diagnostic ECG systems, ECG management systems, defibrillator-monitors, Holter technology, and remote and wearable ECG patient monitoring.
Videos | Cardiovascular Business | July 13, 2017
Randall Thompson, M.D., outlines three new CPT codes for FFR-CT, a smart phone-based single-lead ECG system and PET...
News | Atrial Fibrillation | July 12, 2017
July 12, 2017 — Cardiac Insight Inc., a U.S. developer of wearable medical devices and diagnostic software, announced...
News | Artificial Intelligence | July 11, 2017
July 11, 2017 — iRhythm Technologies Inc. announced a collaboration with the Stanford Machine Learning Group that has...
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Feature | Wearables | December 15, 2020
COVID-19 has posed challenges for physicians whose cardiac patients are at-risk and reluctant to schedule an office...
News | Wearables | June 01, 2017
June 1, 2017 — Northwell Health recently announced a new partnership agreement with Peerbridge Health Inc., to explore...
Technology | Implantable Cardiac Monitor (ICM) | March 15, 2017
Medtronic Receives FDA Clearance for Reveal LINQ Insertable Cardiac Monitor With TruRhythm Detection
March 15, 2017 — Medtronic plc announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its Reveal LINQ...
Videos | EP Mapping and Imaging Systems | February 01, 2017
This video, provided by Medtronic, demonstrates the CardioInsight electro-anatomical mapping system. It was cleared by...
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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...
A screen shot of the waveforms and the the 3-D electo-mapping models created using the noninvasive CardioInsight system.
Technology | EP Mapping and Imaging Systems | February 01, 2017
February 1, 2017 — Medtronic received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the CardioInsight...
News | ECG | January 31, 2017
January 31, 2017 — Heart Test Laboratories Inc. (HTL) has successfully raised $12 million by way of a Common Stock...
The latest version of GE’s Muse ECG management system allows integration with other vendors’ ECG, stress testing and Holter monitoring systems.
Feature | ECG Management Systems | January 30, 2017 | Dave Fornell
The movement from paper electrocardiogram (ECG) review to electronic ECG management systems in the past decade has...
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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. “...
News | Electronic Medical Records (EMR) | January 26, 2017
January 26, 2017 — Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have devised a new way to protect...
News | Atrial Fibrillation | January 04, 2017
January 4, 2017 — A smartphone application made it possible to use the iPhone camera to detect atrial fibrillation via...
The FDA has concerns about the cybersecurity of implantable medical devices with wireless connections for patient monitoring or adjustments to how the device functions. Changing the function of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) using wireless access to the device could present a major patient safety issue.
News | Cybersecurity | December 29, 2016 | Dave Fornell
As wearable and implantable patient monitoring or therapy devices become more sophisticated with advanced wireless...
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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...
Technology | ECG | October 11, 2016
October 11, 2016 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued 510(K) Class II clearance to a web client for...
News | Holter Monitoring Systems | September 27, 2016
September 27, 2016 — BioTelemetry Inc. announced in late August that the company has received CE mark approval of its...
News | Cardiac Diagnostics | September 13, 2016
September 13, 2016 — The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) last week released a new position...
