This week the FDA has approved a new smartphone ECG device that is capable of detecting three heart arrhythmias takes the form of the AliveCor KardiaMobile. Designed to detect Atrial Fibrillation ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared KardiaMobile (AliveCor), a personal ECG device, for use in detecting bradycardia and tachycardia. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared ...

Dr. Michael Bristow, President and CEO, ARCA biopharma, Inc. Clinically important bradycardia is common in heart failure (HF) patients with persistent or paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) In a Phase ...

The rhythm is either sinus rhythm or not sinus rhythm. Sinus rhythm refers to the origination of the electrical activity coming from the sinus node — also known as the sinoatrial node, or SA node.

The correct diagnosis is sinus bradycardia with a sinus pause due to sinus node arrest (Figure 2). Figure 2. Courtesy of Philip J. Podrid, MD. The rhythm is regular except for one long RR interval or ...

The AliveCor KardiaMobile 6L provides a six-lead ECG reading from a tiny device that connects via Bluetooth to your iPhone or Android smartphone. While the Apple Watch provides a 1-lead ECG, which is ...

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A 68-year-old male with morbid obesity and no past medical history comes to the office complaining of fatigue and shortness of breath. He does not feel dizzy and has never passed out. He takes no ...

The Skeptical Cardiologist received an email last week from a patient with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (Afib) saying she was having an episode, documented on her Apple Watch and Kardia device, but ...

My almost 80-year-old parents say this portable ECG device is "so easy to use" (Photos via Sarah DiMuro). My parents are two of my favourite people in the world, and if there's something I can do to ...

The rhythm is irregular, but there is a pattern. All of the long RR intervals are the same (1.16 sec), the intermediate RR intervals are the same (0.64 sec), and the short RR intervals are the same (0 ...