Sarah Mitroff has worn many hats at CNET, including Senior Mobile Editor and Managing Editor of Health and Wellness. Currently, she is a freelance editor. Throughout her career, she's written about ...

EKG and ECG are the same; EKG is from the German abbreviation and ECG from the English translation. To take an ECG on an Apple Watch, you need a compatible model, the ECG app, and an iPhone with ...

At an electrophysiology meeting one would expect a lot of interest in the high-tech and cutting edge. Yet one constant I find at European meetings is the popularity of sports cardiology, a decidedly ...

More than 300 million EKGs (short for electrocardiogram, a test that checks heart rhythm and electrical signals of the heart) are conducted around the world each year, according to a study published ...

We've read the fine print -- and consulted experts -- about Apple's irregular heart rhythm technology so you don’t have to. Danielle Kosecki is an award-winning journalist who has covered health and ...

An electrocardiogram and echocardiogram (echo) are both noninvasive imaging tests that look at the functioning of your heart and can help identify heart disease. An electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) and ...

The Apple Watch introduced electrocardiogram (ECG) heart measurements in 2018, and the feature has been saving lives ever since. Available on the Apple Watch Series 4-11 and Ultra 1-3, ECG readings ...

Apple has long been positioning the iPhone and the Apple Watch as wellness devices -- hardware that can help you track markers of fitness including exercise, step count, and even sleep and ...

An electrocardiogram (ECG) is a common heart health test, but a normal result doesn't guarantee a healthy heart. The electrical system is measured by ECG, but it cannot detect blockages or structural ...

Dr. Myerburg answers the question: 'What Is Pre-Excitation, Is It Dangerous?' — -- Question: On a routine EKG I was diagnosed to have pre-excitation. What is that and is it dangerous? Answer :Pre ...

My almost 80-year-old parents say this portable ECG device is "so easy to use" (Photos via Sarah DiMuro). My parents are two of my favourite people in the world, and if there's something I can do to ...