Heart disease, particularly conditions like atrial fibrillation (AFib), is a leading cause of death worldwide, and traditional cardiac monitoring methods often present challenges in patient comfort ...

U.K. researchers developed an AI-powered T-shirt that monitors electrical signals continuously, addressing gaps in traditional ECG testing methods.

Remote biometric monitoring technology company Biotricity recently announced securing National Institutes of Health funding from the National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute with plans to launch a ...

Abbott's implantable cardiac sensor system CardioMEMS landed an expanded FDA clearance, allowing earlier stage heart failure patients to use the tech. The system, which is designed to monitor pressure ...

Two years after it accused Apple of copying its heart monitoring technology and putting it into millions of smartwatches, a small company called AliveCor may soon notch a fresh legal victory. But if ...

Editor's note: This article has been updated with additional comment from AliveCor. Apple notched a win against AliveCor, a medical device company that makes personal ECGs, in a long-running battle ...

University of Washington researchers built a smartphone app that tracks fetal heart rate as accurately as clinic tools using only the phone's speaker and mic, though it's not ready for release yet.

As Covid-19 has raged on, many patients with serious symptoms of heart problems have eschewed the hospital given their increased chances of death from the novel coronavirus. This hospital avoidance, ...

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It was always when he should have been at his most relaxed that Jack Fuller noticed his heart start to race. Sitting on the couch after dinner, the 60-year-old’s heart rate regularly leapt to 120 ...

With great battery life and a reasonable price tag, the Coros Heart Rate Monitor nails the basics. Accuracy stood up to testing – and while an EKG chest strap might have the edge in terms of pro-grade ...