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 |
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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 |