AliveCor updates AliveECG app to increase ECG quality

The AliveCor Heart Monitor device is an iPhone case that provides ECG recording as you hold your device. The recent update to the AliveECG app provides cleaner ECG recordings.

The addition of the enhanced filter reduces the background noise to deliver a clear signal and ECG recording for better discrimination and interpretation. Even if experiencing mild tremors, a clear recording can be achieved.

It is now easier than ever to annotate your ECG reading with your symptoms and activities. Once the ECG recording is complete, the annotation screen automatically pops up. Just tap on the symptoms and/or activities or exit from the screen. Annotation can be important for you and your physician to recognize patterns and potential triggers affecting your ECG results.

AliveCor Heart Monitor now available for iPhone 5

The AliveCor Heart Monitor for the iPhone 5 is available.

Latest AliveECG App Updates include:

• Annotate every ECG with patient information including name, gender, height, weight, date of birth, and if the patient is a smoker.
• Include activity level, medications, and select from lists of symptoms, activities, and medical conditions.
• Receive tips on improving the quality of your ECG recordings.

AliveCor's iPhone EKG Heart Monitor Now Shipping

The AliveCor's iPhone EKG Heart Monitor is shipping in the USA now!

I have one of these and I would highly recommend this as an absolutely essential accessory for any US health care professional who uses an iPhone.

The current case fits the iPhone 4 or 4S and a case for the iPhone 5 should be coming later this year.

The Heart Monitor snaps onto your iPhone for an instant ECG rate and rhythm assessment tool that fits in your pocket.


AliveCor’s Heart Monitor has been used in several clinical trials along with rigorous testing through numerous medical professionals and in many ongoing studies at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, USC’s Center for Body Computing, and other institutions. Abstracts were presented in 2012 at three major cardiology meetings, demonstrating usability, accuracy, and the ability to use the device for community screening.


The device is currently available to U.S. medical professionals only.

Learn more and place your order here.

A portable ECG in every pocket #mHS12

Whether you call the electrocardiogram an EKG or an ECG, you'll be interested to know that earlier today, AliceCor announced that they received FDA 510(k) clearance on its mobile Heart Monitor as well as CE Mark conformity. This clinical-quality, low-cost mobile ECG heart monitor, compatible with the iPhone® 4 and 4S, enables doctors to evaluate patient heart health easily, quickly and remotely. The rhythm strips can be of any duration, and are stored on the iPhone and securely in the cloud for later analysis, sharing and printing through AliveCor’s secure website. The ECG data is sent wirelessly from the Heart Monitor via AliveCor’s low-power, proprietary communication protocol, and requires no pairing between the iPhone and the device.

I've personally had the opportunity to test this device numerous times (both on myself and on others) and I've been impressed by the quality and accuracy of this two-lead device. If you're at the mHealth Summit in DC, you can view this device at the AliveCor booth #501 with QualcommLife.

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Smartphones will revolutionize heart failure monitoring

As AHA (American Heart Association) wraps up today, don't miss this story about "Smartphones Poised to Revolutionize Heart Failure Monitoring."

"With today’s smartphones, which will only get more powerful, we can evaluate cardiac rhythm, or our patients can," said Dr. David E. Albert, founder and chief scientific officer of AliveCor Inc., a manufacturer of mobile monitors, including the investigational AliveCor Smartphone System.

The tools and the technology are there to help cardiologists (and patients) improve the management of heart failure. Smartphones like the iPhone will be increasingly used for wireless heart rhythm monitoring. See this 2012 Journal of the American College of Cardiology article titled, "iPhone rhythm strip–the implications of wireless and ubiquitous heart rate monitoring."

Testing the AliveCor iPhone ECG

Over the weekend, I had the chance to test the AliveCor iPhone ECG and had the privilege of spending time with founder Dr. David Albert. Although this device is not currently approved by the FDA or available for purchase, it has tremendous potential and I'll be following his company closely. You've probably already seen the following video that demonstrates this small device:

A Blood Pressure cuff is the latest in medical attachments for the iPhone

Author: Thuc Huynh, MD

We recently wrote about the launch of the iPhonECG, a portable cardiac event monitor.

Shortly after their launch, more iPhone medical attachments have surfaced.  On the same day, two companies have released a blood pressure cuff that attaches to the bottom pin connectors of the iPhone and comes with a custom app that reads and monitors the results.

Withings is a Paris-based company that develops health-related connected devices.  You might have heard of their first product, the first WiFi Body scale that transmits results to your iphone and creates graphs of your progress.  Now, they've created a Blood Pressure Monitor.  It is a pretty slick looking blood pressure cuff.  You attach it to your iphone and using their app, you can record your BP measurements.  The app will upload results to your Google Health book or to an online, secured, personal site.   It also supports social media functions such as tweeting your BP to twitter.  The device will cost $130 dollars and expects to ship this month.

iHealth is a startup company based in Mountain View, California.  They've also released a blood pressure monitoring device.  What's different from Withings is that their blood pressure cuff attaches to an iPhone Dock.  Their iPhone App also has graphing capabilities and sharing via email.  iHealth is less expensive then Witherings, costing $99.95.

Both products will be showcasing at the Consumer Electronics show.  I will blog live from the event and post my findings here on Medical Smartphones.

This is posing to be a great trend in medical smartphone technology.  First, there was the iPhone glucometer, then an iPhone EKG, now an iPhone BP cuff.  What's next?

Learning how to read ECGs (or EKGs) using the iPhone or iPod touch

When I was a medical student, it was difficult to find a great pocket resource that could help medical students with some of the basics of reading an ECG. Now, the Apple iPhone or iPod touch has become a great resource for students and residents who wish to learn how to read an ECG. There are several great utilities such as Instant ECG by iAnesthesia and the ECG Guide by QxMD. You can find these in the App store on iTunes (they're currently some of the top paid medical apps). Plus, you can pull up ECG images from the Internet.

I'd love to go through medical school again and compare my personal experience with today's modern experience. Students have access to some great multimedia resources literally at their fingertips.