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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Heart Rhythm. 2022 Mar 9;19(7):1192–1201. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2022.02.030

Table 1:

Examples of Remote ECG Devices

Remote ECG
Device
Number
Of ECG
Leads
Continuous
Monitoring
Duration
Real-time Require
prescription?
Data storage and manipulation Diagnostic claims
Handheld
AliveCor KardiaMobile 1 lead NA Yes No Stores data on the phone or emails it to doctor Detects Atrial Fibrillation, Bradycardia, Tachycardia, Sinus Rhythm with SVE, Sinus Rhythm with Wide QRS, and Sinus Rhythm with PVCs
AliveCor Kardia 6L 1 lead/6 leads NA Yes No Provides secured cloud storage and cardiologist reviews
Cardiac Designs ECG Check 1 lead NA Yes No Stores and transmits the ECG data to a medical professional via a secure cloud server or email for users with a prescription Displays normal, Irregular HR, Unable to read
COALA 2 leads NA Yes, with on demand ECG reports Yes Recordings are easy to access with automatic interpretation and real-time r ports in the cloud based COALA Care portal Diagnoses symptomatic arrhythmias (9 of the most common arrhythmias) or murmurs, P-wave based AF detection
Patch
BardyDx CAM 1 lead 14 days No - Upload data to the Cloud through a secure web-based portal P-wave centric sternal ECG monitoring
BioTel Heart MCOT Patch 2 leads 5 days Yes Yes Data transferred to trained technicians on 24/7 basis. Clinical reports are available to your clinician during and at the end of your service Assists in diagnosing certain heart arrhythmias
iRhythm Zio patch 1 lead up to 14 days No Yes Data are stored in the device and downloaded after completion of monitoring for offline analysis. Generates main findings in a report
Smartwatch
Apple Watch Series 4 1 lead NA Yes No Saves the results (ECG and analysis) in the Health app of the iPhone and can be shared as a PDF with the doctor Classifies the recording as sinus rhythm, bradycardia, tachycardia, or atrial fibrillation or as inconclusive