The EPI Mini weighs 2 ounces and relies on a user's fingertip to take EKG readings.
(Credit: EPI Mobile Health Solutions)
Every year, more than 700,000 Americans have a heart attack, and more than 600,000 die from heart disease — that’s one in every four deaths in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A small crop of mobile electrocardiogram (ECG or more commonly EKG) devices is springing up to meet the needs of those who suffer from heart disease and want to more easily monitor their heart health. The latest, EPI Mobile Health Solutions’ “EPI Mini” out of Singapore, has just received FDA clearance in the U.S. after being on the market in parts of Asia for a few years.
An EKG is a test that can measure how fast one’s heart is beating, whether it’s steady or irregular, and how strong the electrical signals are as they pass through each part of the heart. Traditionally, the tests are performed by doctors in hospitals or clinics using gel and 12 leads, and have the downside of not being able to measure someone’s heart activity while in various environments doing various activities.
The EPI Mini aims to help “… [Read more]
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