Search Tag: electrocardiogram

2026 23 Jan

Smartwatches equipped with both photoplethysmography (PPG) and electrocardiogram (ECG) functions enhance the detection of atrial fibrillation compared with standard care. Researchers at Amsterdam UMC analysed data from 437 patients and found that heart arrhythmias were identified four times more frequently among those wearing an Apple Watch. The f1Read more

2025 23 Apr

Despite the availability of effective treatments, accessible strategies for heart failure (HF) risk stratification remain limited. Current clinical risk scores (e.g., PCP-HF, PREVENT, Health ABC) require comprehensive clinical evaluation, which can exclude individuals without access to healthcare. Similarly, biomarker testing (e.g., NT-proBNP, t1Read more

2019 27 Mar

A pioneering study presented at EHRA 2019, a European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress, reports that the ear can be used for electrocardiogram (ECG) signal detection. In the study, a novel ECG device utilised signals from the ear and hand to check heart rhythm. This new ECG  not requiring two hands could be used by drivers, athletes, and the 1Read more

2015 19 Mar

CodeHeart, a mobile app developed at MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, allows heart attack patients to be treated more quickly (some an average of 30 percent faster) reducing potential heart damage, according to a new study reported in the journal Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine . The app allows h1Read more

2015 11 Mar

A new mathematical model has been developed by a team of scientists at John Hopkins led by cardiologist and biomedical engineer Hiroshi Ashikaga, M.D, PhD. The model can measure and digitally map the beat-sustaining electrical flow between heart cells. The approach has been described in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface. The team bel1Read more