Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This makes regular management and treatment of heart disease ...

I've been using AliveCor's Kardia personal ECG devices to help manage my patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) for 7 years now. Early on, I pointed out (see here) that Kardia was easily confused by ...

The correct diagnosis is sinus rhythm, nonconducted premature atrial complexes (PACs), and junctional escape complex (Figure 2). The rhythm is irregular, but the long intervals are all the same (↔) ...

The Skeptical Cardiologist received an email last week from a patient with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (Afib) saying she was having an episode, documented on her Apple Watch and Kardia device, but ...

An electrocardiogram (ECG) is the most common test to diagnose arrhythmia, and recording one as early as possible after heart palpitations can be helpful. Blood tests, stress tests, and chest x-rays ...

Electrocardiograms (ECG) are devices that doctors can use to record the heart’s electrical activity. Portable devices are also available for people who wish to monitor their heart health at home.