Imagine going in for a routine pre-operative EKG in which the medical professional is simply making sure all is well before surgery. The machine indicates you’ve had a massive heart attack on the ...

FOUNTAIN VALLEY Two city groups opened their wallets Friday to an organization dedicated to keeping young hearts healthy. The Fountain Valley Firefighters Union Local 4530 and Fountain Valley Regional ...

Think of the stereotypical representations of medicine, as they might appear on a television show: the crisp white coat, of course, and the stethoscope dangling at the ready. Syringes and intravenous ...

A ambulance technology overhaul is helping emergency responders in Garland save more lives. The Garland Fire Department is replacing 14 ambulance EKGs that were old and outdated. The new ones can ...

AliveCor has spent years battling with Apple over the market for consumer heart monitoring technology. Now it’s hoping to make its imprint on professional health care with its new device, which ...

The world knows no deadlier assassin than heart disease. It accounts for one in four fatalities in the US. Early detection remains the key to saving lives, but catching problems at the right time too ...

The 12-lead ECG hasn't changed in a century. The algorithms reading it have. Three CEOs and one educator on whether doctors should trust the model ...

Research shows that a newly-developed wireless EKG patch is as accurate, if not more accurate, than results from traditional EKG machines. The device is known as the EKG Patch Solution. Worldwide, ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- UofL Health - Shelbyville Hospital continued their mission to transforming the health of the community by donating an EKG machine to Mercy Medical Clinic. The EKG machine, ...

Sarah Mitroff has worn many hats at CNET, including Senior Mobile Editor and Managing Editor of Health and Wellness. Currently, she is a freelance editor. Throughout her career, she's written about ...

But that is not the big story. The big story is the marked rise in fake atrial fibrillation (AF) and other faulty ECG interpretations. Fake AF occurs when the computer calls the rhythm AF, the doctor ...