While electrocardiograms are often the first test ordered to diagnose heart disease, they’re not as accurate as many think. Ennovea Medical is cutting down on electrode placement errors with a ...

Researchers based in Australia and India recently published a study with their findings on developing improved electrodes for wearable heart monitors. The scientists researched options for developing ...

Smart shirt: Rice University graduate student Lauren Taylor shows a shirt containing carbon nanotube thread that provides constant monitoring of the wearer’s heart. (Courtesy: Jeff Fitlow/Rice ...

Researchers at North Carolina State University have built a new form of “dry” EKG/EMG sensors that allow doctors to get high-density data on a patient’s heart performance in a package that can be worn ...

A few months ago, MobilECG wowed us with a formidable electrocardiograph (ECG, also EKG) machine in the format of a business card, complete with an OLED display. We’ve seen business card hacks before, ...

This project aims at developing a flexible wireless electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring device that is easily accessible to anyone at low cost and can be used during activity like walking and running.

Researchers have developed a non-invasive, reusable 'ECG vest' that takes high-resolution images of the heart's electrical activity in five minutes. Combining its data with cardiac MRI scans can ...

If someone’s experiencing ongoing chest pain or other symptoms such as shortness of breath, an electrocardiogram will likely be a test your doctor orders. The electrocardiogram, also called an EKG or ...

Just when you thought you’d seen an Arduino do everything, [birdyberth] built an Arduino powered Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG). Electrocardiography is a non invasive method of studying the heart. For ...