by Alfred Poor | October 19, 2016 | General News, Medical
One of the most accurate ways to measure heart activity is by measuring electrical impulses. This is why chest bands with electrodes tend to be more accurate than optical sensors worn on the wrist. Accuracy can be of critical importance in clinical settings where...
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by Bruce Brown | September 28, 2016 | General News, Health
Continuous cardiac monitoring, not just tracking resting pulse or heart rate during exercise, but monitoring the heart’s electrical signals, goes beyond the capability of simple fitness trackers. For people with arrhythmia or other cardiac conditions or for...
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by Bruce Brown | August 29, 2016 | General News, Health
Sleep insufficiency hasn’t gone away, no matter how much we write about it. We’ve covered Health Tech that purports to help with sleep by controlling brainwaves, with smart earplugs, by cutting down on social media use, by reducing blue light exposure,...
by Bruce Brown | May 13, 2016 | General News, Medical
Not everyone who has an irregular heartbeat is at risk for sudden cardiac death. And not everyone who has a heart attack is likely to develop arrhythmia. Acting on the side of caution however, cardiologists often implant small defibrillators in heart attack patients...
by Bruce Brown | April 11, 2016 | General News, Medical
According to the American Heart Association, there are about 3 million pacemakers in use in the world with approximately 600,000 more implanted each year. Typical pacemakers are about the size of a large watch face or three stacked poker chips. They have two wire...
