Sarah Mitroff has worn many hats at CNET, including Senior Mobile Editor and Managing Editor of Health and Wellness. Currently, she is a freelance editor. Throughout her career, she's written about ...

More than 300 million EKGs (short for electrocardiogram, a test that checks heart rhythm and electrical signals of the heart) are conducted around the world each year, according to a study published ...

With heart rate monitors now standard in smartwatches and fitness trackers, electrocardiograms (ECG/EKG) have rapidly become a common feature in health wearables. The technology aims to assist ...

An electrocardiogram and echocardiogram (echo) are both noninvasive imaging tests that look at the functioning of your heart and can help identify heart disease. An electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) and ...

Dr. Myerburg answers the question: 'What Is Pre-Excitation, Is It Dangerous?' — -- Question: On a routine EKG I was diagnosed to have pre-excitation. What is that and is it dangerous? Answer :Pre ...

At an electrophysiology meeting one would expect a lot of interest in the high-tech and cutting edge. Yet one constant I find at European meetings is the popularity of sports cardiology, a decidedly ...

We've read the fine print -- and consulted experts -- about Apple's irregular heart rhythm technology so you don’t have to. Danielle Kosecki is an award-winning journalist who has covered health and ...

Depending on how the heart’s electrical activity appears on an EKG, a doctor may diagnose coarse or fine ventricular fibrillation (VF). Coarse VF appears as larger waves on an EKG compared with the ...

HeartBeam (NASDAQ: BEAT), a medical technology company focused on transforming cardiac care through personalized insights, ...