A study conducted by researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine along with colleagues from Rural/Metro Ambulance San Diego and the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, ...

Shrinking waveforms on electrocardiograms may serve as an indicator of which hospitalized COVID-19 and flu patients are at risk of declining health or death, according to findings published Sept. 25 ...

It’s a known problem, but treatment hasn’t improved in 20 years. Experts say it’s time for protocolized systems of care, they ...

Continuous cardiac monitoring with Vivalink devices following surgical discharge may improve early detection of postoperative arrhythmias, according to researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital ...

January 7, 2008 (Boston, Massachusetts) — Only one in four patients transported to the hospital by emergency medical services (EMS) is receiving a prehospital electrocardiogram (ECG), a new study has ...

January 27, 2010 (Southfield, Michigan) — Emergency medical services (EMS) evaluating suspected ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients in the field with a prehospital electrocardiogram ...

Many smart devices today, both wearables like smartwatches and even smartphones, are equipped with sensors that not only track our physical activities but can also be used to measure things like heart ...

Having paramedics do field EKGs in patients with chest pain instead of waiting until they get to the hospital hasn't caused undue delays in San Diego, California, researchers said Wednesday. In fact, ...

At the Becker’s Hospital Review 13th Annual Meeting in Chicago this year, executives from around the country gathered to discuss their most pressing issues and to learn from one another. Many of the ...

Instead of spending time hooked up to an expensive machine at the hospital, a number of phones will monitor your heart for you, and alert the doctor if anything is going wrong. Your smartphone can ...

Wearable biosensor Inventors Peter Elango and Madhu Bhaskaran holding the dry electrodes, part of the RMIT ECG device. (Courtesy: Seamus Daniel, RMIT University) Conventional electrocardiograms (ECG) ...