Presently, heart diseases are becoming the leading death cause in eastern and western countries. In some countries, it is replacing infectious diseases as the major reason of people getting hospitalized for care and treatment. People belonging to poor classes cannot afford the timely treatment, so they succumb to such deadly diseases. Almost 63 percent death due to heart diseases is categorized under sudden death. These are such people who breathe their last before reaching the hospita...

Heart disease is a sad reality for many people and it is important that it is monitored and treated properly. This could be done in the hospital with ECG electrodes for monitor machines or limb clamp ECG electrodes, or can be done at home with a handheld ECG heart monitor.

The Cardioline ECG recorder, the HCG 801 cordless ECG heart monitor or any cordless ECG heart monitor allows you to monitor your condition anywhere. Heart readings can be taken anytime symptoms appear, from anywhere incl...

A friend of mine was looking at buying an elasticated tubular bandage and an EcoTemp Digital thermometer from an online site and since I wanted to buy an easy handheld ECG monitor we decided to split the delivery costs.

I was looking at ECG electrodes for monitor and batteries as well as ECG monitors and found that that according to many reviews, the portable ECG machines can be just as useful as the larger ones, depending on your requirements. An ECG monitor is a medical device for recordi...

My daughter was doing her homework the other day and wanted to know whether she should place gel in the solids or liquids column as she was confused. This was interesting because it was something which most people never think about but gel is used in so many ways every day by just about everyone. The Ultrasound gel used for ECG and the Ultrasound gel for Fetal Dopplers is one such example, as is hair gel and even gel toothpaste.

A gel is a solid, jelly-like material that can have properti...

We all know that time is of the essence when we are dealing with chest pains and heart problems and this is why it is essential for a doctor to have all the necessary information as quickly as possible. One of the first and fastest tests to be done is the ECG scan using an ECG monitor or a portable ECG monitor.

What Happens during the Test?

After you have removed your garments, a nurse or technician will clean areas of your chest, back and limbs where the electrodes will be placed. Then t...