I’d like to know if anything has changed, but it takes a couple of minutes to order the ECG, have the patient disrobe, attach 16 leads of the machine, and then record the rhythm –and I’m already a little behind.
Instead, I pull out my smartphone and ask Mrs. J to hold it gently in her hands for 15 seconds. Voila! On its display (and immediately uploaded wirelessly to a secured server) is Mrs. J’s heart rhythm, showing no significant change“
Prospero B. Gogo MD, Interventional Cardiologist, Associate Professor at the University of Vermont College of Medicine and Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Fletcher Allen Health Care, has trouble containing his FanBoyism for the Alivecor ECG case and the opportunity it offers for transformational new mHealth services that will improve the lives of patients.
Hatip: Alexandra Tursi
Related: Notes on my experiences with the iPhone ECG from Alivecor