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Innovation, Medical Devices

Implantable cardioverter defibrillators: How a small device saves lives

August 19, 2021

Via: medicaldevice-network.com

When discussing medical devices such as pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD), often people who have been unaffected assume that these devices are only necessary for the elderly. What’s more, they may assume that living a healthy lifestyle ensures that […]


Innovation, Medical Devices

Apple Watch heart trial recruits 400,000 participants

November 2, 2018

Via: medicaldevice-network.com

The Apple Heart Study aims to determine if a mobile app that leverages Apple Watch’s optical sensor to analyse pulse rate data will be able to detect irregular heart rhythms that indicate atrial fibrillation. Apple and Stanford Medicine carried out […]