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 rhythm is regular, at a rate of 36 beats/min. The QRS complex duration is normal (0.08 sec), and there is normal morphology, although there is poor R wave progression from V1-V3, which is ...

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 ...

Bradycardia, or a heart rate that is too slow, can be a serious condition, especially if the heart is not pumping enough oxygen-rich blood throughout the body. Here's what medical experts consider to ...

To date, personal ECG devices have only really detected one kind of heart arrhythmia: atrial fibrillation. While that's helpful, it doesn't cover other conditions that could be just as dangerous. You ...

For an adult, a normal resting heart rate is typically between 60 and 100 beats per minute. And in general, our heart rate tends to go down with age, so that an adult's heart rate is slower than a ...

As the years advance, our bodies undergo numerous changes, and the heart, our tireless driving force, is no exception. While many aspects of aging are gracefully embraced, some require a closer look, ...

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.

Department of Medical-Diagnostic Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy Correspondence to Dr D Corrado, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua Medical School, ...