The Horizon Health Foundation recently purchased a portable heart monitor for the hospital’s cardiopulmonary rehab department. The purchase was made possible by a monetary gift from Dr. Marilyn Frey, ...

Boston Scientific has agreed to buy Eagan cardiac-monitor maker Preventice Solutions Inc., in which it already had a 22% stake, for nearly $1 billion, the company said Thursday. The deal, expected to ...

Portable heart monitors were worn by study volunteers who practiced calorie restriction and others of about the same age who ate standard diets so that scientists could measure their heart rate ...

On the heels of my fourth stroke this past May, I was subjected to a lot of testing. One of the tests required me to wear a portable electrocardiogram (ECG) heart monitor for one month. Some years ago ...

OKLAHOMA CITY -- One of the latest apps for the iPhone was created in Oklahoma and allows you to monitor your heart rate anywhere you go. Dr. David Albert of Oklahoma City has patented a device and ...

When it comes to exercising, your heart rate is the gold-standard metric to uncover how hard you're pushing. It tells you whether you're working aerobically or anaerobically, how your body is reacting ...

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