A pair of studies shared by AliveCor — which makes the KardiaBand EKG band for the Apple Watch — suggest that the accessory may be effective at detecting at least two serious health conditions. A ...

An AliveCor algorithm has identified people with high potassium levels from electrocardiogram (ECG) data. Limited prospective clinical testing suggests pairing the algorithm with AliveCor’s smartphone ...

AliveCor has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to develop a non-invasive method of detecting high blood potassium levels. The startup, which chiefly focuses on monitoring ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The AliveCor KardiaBand, a sensor compatible with the Apple Watch, can detect dangerous levels of potassium in ...

AliveCor, the company that makes an FDA-approved EKG band for the Apple Watch called KardiaBand, teamed up with the Mayo Clinic for a new study that suggests an AliveCor EKG device paired with ...

AliveCor's KardiaBand is a watchband designed for the Apple Watch that can read the electrical activity of the heart and produce an electrocardiogram (EKG). The software can then detect irregular ...

QRS interval widening appears to be highly specific for the diagnosis of hyperkalemia in patients with end-stage kidney disease. ECG changes, in general, have poor sensitivities for hyperkalemia in ...

Although serum potassium monitoring is recommended to reduce the risk of hyperkalemia, only a small percentage of patients taking RAAS inhibitors are monitored. Hyperkalemia diagnosis is often missed ...

In patients with severe hyperkalemia, the Brugada syndrome ECG phenotype is associated with a high prevalence of malignant arrhythmias and all-cause mortality. Among patients with severe hyperkalemia ...

AliveCor already offers the first FDA-approved EKG reader for Apple Watch with its Kardiaband system, and a new study shows how that hardware may be capable of even more medical achievements. A new ...

If you have hyperkalemia -- high levels of potassium -- your treatment will depend on how high your levels have risen, how quickly it happened, and whether you have serious symptoms. Severe ...