| Why do physicians use ECG/EKG? | | | | has resulted in tremendous advancement in these |
| Physicians use electrocardiograms investigations in | | | | portable ECG/EKG devices. These device use " |
| evaluation of any abnormal heart disease | | | | Artificial Intelligence Technology "to detect any |
| symptoms. Patients who may require these tests | | | | abnormal heart beats. |
| are elderly individuals who experience sudden | | | | What are the limitations of these Portable ECG |
| onset of weakness or fatigue or chest pain. It can | | | | EKG devices? |
| also to investigate causes of sudden onset of | | | | The conventional 12-Lead ECG/EKG devices are |
| rapid heartbeats. | | | | considered as gold standards,but however,they |
| In individuals who have a strong family history of | | | | cannot be used at all times, especially in comfort |
| heart disease and over the age of 40 years, ECG | | | | of your home or at fitness centres as there are |
| EKG testing are used to detect any early signs of | | | | no trained technicians to operate these |
| heart disease. | | | | devices.These portable devices can however, be |
| The optimum methodologies used to describe a | | | | used any time, any where by the user when they |
| doctors analysis of EKG / ECG testing is that | | | | need them. |
| they provide a window to how a healthy heart | | | | However, caution needs to be used when using |
| would look. This is the easiest way for them to | | | | these devices in individuals with |
| see differences in heart rhythm, heart rate and | | | | pacemaker-implanted in them or during pregnancy. |
| other patterns of the heart electrical impulses. In | | | | These devices have a role as screening function |
| cases where a patient's heart shows | | | | only and cannot replace the traditional 12 lead |
| abnormalities, additional testing is usually ordered | | | | standardized ECG/EKG tests performed at |
| to determine the nature of the problem, but first | | | | medical centres. |
| doctors will try to identify recurring patterns over | | | | Why do we need Portable ECG/EKG monitors? |
| time. In additions to these testing, physicians also | | | | There are some very staggering numbers |
| use the ECG/EKG investigation to analyze the | | | | released by the World Health Organization (WHO). |
| effects of medications or drugs. | | | | According to WHO, Heart disease and stroke kill |
| Traditionally, 12-Lead ECG is performed at | | | | some 17 million people a year, which is almost |
| physicians clinic or in hospital. The downside to this | | | | one-third of all deaths globally. By 2020, heart |
| type of testing is that it only records a few | | | | disease and stroke will become the leading cause |
| minutes of time. Since so many heart conditions | | | | of both death and disability worldwide, with the |
| are not occurring all of the time, this type of test | | | | number of fatalities projected to increase to over |
| is insufficient in detecting these problems.Also | | | | 20 million a year and by 2030 to over 24 million a |
| they require trained technicians to perform these | | | | year. 81,100,000 people in the United States have |
| investigations. | | | | one or more forms of cardiovascular disease |
| What are the other methods of Investigations | | | | (CVD) according to American Heart Association. |
| abnormal heart rhythms? | | | | More than 2.2 million Americans experience Atrial |
| Unlike the traditional 12-Lead ECG/EKG | | | | fibrillation each year, a type of cardiac arrhythmia |
| devices,today the burgeoning growth of | | | | that is associated with an increased risk for |
| technologies has made it possible to use | | | | stroke. If you need to avoid the complications of |
| single-lead ECG/EKG devices to measure hearts | | | | stroke act accordingly with prevention using |
| electrical activities.These devices use finger tips to | | | | portable hand held electrical activities measuring |
| measure the electrical signals from the heart. | | | | devices like ECG/EKG machines. |
| The growth of personal health care technologies | | | | |