Search Tag: cardiac monitoring

2024 22 May

  Philips wearable ePatch and AI analytics platform help detect potentially life-threatening irregular heartbeats The solution helps University Hospital Vall d’Hebron achieve reduced average length of stay, relieve emergency room pressure, and reduce costs   Royal Philips , a global leader in health technology, today announced the successful...Read more

2024 17 May

  Three studies demonstrate how Philips MCOT wearable ambulatory monitoring ECG and proprietary AI models applied to ECG digital biomarkers can help to improve diagnosis, reduce readmissions, and lower costs   Royal Philips  a global leader in health technology, is presenting new retrospective study results demonstrating the clinical and...Read more

2015 22 Jun

According to a single-centre study conducted by Andrew Doorey, MD, Christiana Care Health System in Newark, Del and colleagues, reducing the use of cardiac telemetry outside the ICU is unlikely to miss treatment-changing or life-threatening arrhythmias (LTA). Details are published in JAMA Internal Medicine . The study was conducted based on the...Read more

2014 13 Nov

While the sound of monitor alarms in hospitals can save patients’ lives, the frequency with which the monitors go off can also lead to “alarm fatigue,” meaning caregivers become desensitised to the ubiquitous beeping. To address this problem, researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (OH, USA) developed a standardised, team-based...Read more

2014 28 Mar

New BIOTRONIK Pacemaker Series Offers Daily Automatic Data Transmission without Relying on Patient Interaction Biotronik, a leading manufacturer of cardiovascular medical technology, announced CE approval for its new Eluna pacemaker series today. The new generation of pacemakers includes single and dual-chamber as well as cardiac resynchronisation...Read more