Using electrodes to test the electrical activity of the heart is unlikely to help doctors figure out who is at risk of coronary heart disease, according to new recommendations from a government-backed ...

Milan, Italy - When patients are undergoing electrocardiography exercise testing for heart-disease assessment, adjustment of the results for heart rate improves the prognostic ability, a new study ...

Clinical judgement, combined with an electrocardiogram (ECG) and blood test on arrival, is effective in reducing unnecessary hospital admissions for chest pain, a new study shows. The findings of a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Since the Apple Watch Series 4 was announced ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. - An approach based on artificial intelligence (AI) may allow EKGs to be used to screen for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in the future. With hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the heart ...

Since the Apple Watch Series 4 was announced in September, one of its most anticipated functions has been the promise to perform a mobile electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) whenever a consumer wants. The ...

When Apple announced the ECG app at a special product event in September, Dr. Ivor Benjamin, president of the American Heart Association, took the stage and said "capturing meaningful data about a ...