The future of cardiac monitoring is wireless
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Patients requiring long-term cardiac monitoring have been using the same types of devices for nearly 50 years – but a new wave of wireless technology looks set to change this. Madeleine Armstrong spoke to Borge Bogaard, CEO of Curvus, and Julien Penders from the IMEC/Holst centres in Belgium and the Netherlands, who are both developing patient-friendly alternatives to the aged Holter monitor
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