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Portable EKG patch is as effective as a traditional stationary device, study shows

by Cedric Ricks, University of Cincinnati Illustration of the EKG patch produced by MG Medical Products. Credit: University of Cincinnati Worldwide, over 300 million electrocardiograms (EKGs) are performed each year, with one-third of those taking place in the United States. Despite being so widely used, the technology of EKGs has been unchanged for decades. Research from...

Could EKGs help doctors use AI to detect pulmonary embolisms?
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Could EKGs help doctors use AI to detect pulmonary embolisms?

by  The Mount Sinai Hospital In a pilot study, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai showed that AI algorithms that rely on electrocardiogram and electronica health records may one day help doctors screen for pulmonary embolisms. Credit: Gicksberg and Nadkarni labs, Mount Sinai, N.Y., N.Y. Pulmonary embolisms are dangerous, lung-clogging blot clots....