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New AI tool simplifies heart monitoring: Fewer leads, same accuracy

Science Daily - Heart Disease

To diagnose heart conditions including heart attacks and heart rhythm disturbances, clinicians typically rely on 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs) -- complex arrangements of electrodes and wires placed around the chest and limbs to detect the heart's electrical activity.

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New AI tool simplifies heart monitoring: Fewer leads, same accuracy

Medical Xpress - ECG

To diagnose heart conditions including heart attacks and heart rhythm disturbances, clinicians typically rely on 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs)—complex arrangements of electrodes and wires placed around the chest and limbs to detect the heart's electrical activity.

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Wearing your heart (monitor) on your sleeve

Science Daily - Heart Disease

By detecting cardiovascular ailments and helping assess overall cardiac health, wearable electrocardiograms save lives, not to mention exorbitant hospital care costs. Researchers now present a novel wearable electrocardiogram patch for enhanced point-of-care diagnostics.

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Top 10 Cardiac Diagnosis Trends in 2024

GEMMS

Traditional tools like stethoscopes, blood pressure gauges, and electrocardiograms (ECG) are fundamental for standard diagnostic practices. GEMMSOne seamlessly integrates genetic testing results into patient records, allowing for a comprehensive evaluation and management of genetic heart diseases.