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Why cost-effective atrial fibrillation screening is long overdue

No one would argue against the importance of atrial fibrillation (AF) screening. What’s less clear is how to implement an approach that’s clinically feasible and cost-effective. Regardless, we have more reasons than ever to find a solution as soon as possible.

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Phonocardiogram

Learn about the phonocardiogram (PCG), a high-fidelity plot of heart sounds over time. PCGs are useful tools that can be used to determine overall heart health through the detection of otherwise subaudible sounds and murmurs.

Abnormal Heart Sounds

A heart murmur is an abnormal heart sound that could be caused by congenital and acquired structural abnormalities, but may sometimes also be present in healthy hearts.

COVID-19 Effect on the Healthcare System

Telemedicine can help reduce the burden on healthcare systems caused by COVID-19.

Analog Stethoscopes

Read an overview of the stethoscope, a medical device used for auscultating the internal sounds of the body.

Cardiac Electrical Signals

Learn the basics of cardiac electrical signals

Sinus Node and Atrial Depolarization

Learn the the cardiac cycle and how it starts with the sinus node and atrial depolarization

Eko Telemedicine for COVID-19 Response

Eko's telemedicine plan allows providers to virtually examine their patients' cardiac and pulmonary health as if they were standing at their bedside.

How Providers Use Their Stethoscope to Screen Pneumonia and COVID-19

Learn how healthcare providers can screen for diseases like pneumonia while staying safe from COVID-19

Cardiac Anatomy

Master Cardiac Basics like Cardiac Anatomy

Cardiac Auscultation

Abnormal or unusual heart sounds may indicate illness. Auscultating (hearing) those sounds well depends greatly upon chest location.

A Stethoscope’s Place in Today's Clinical Workflow

Why don’t healthcare providers use their stethoscopes? The answer, I fear, is complex and sad.

Mitral regurgitation

Learn the basics of mitral regurgitation. (MR) is a condition in which the mitral valve does not close properly, allowing blood to flow backward from the left ventricle into the left atrium during systole.

How to Use Bluetooth Stethoscopes for Wireless Auscultation

Step-by-step on using Bluetooth stethoscopes for wireless auscultation

Aortic stenosis

Learn about valvular heart diseases like Aortic stenosis

How COVID-19 Affects Cardiovascular Health

Learn how cardiovascular health is effected by COVID-19.

Summary on Systolic Murmurs

Learn about systolic murmurs

Digital stethoscope

Learn the value of electronic stethoscopes, enhanced analog stethoscopes with features such as noise cancellation, filtering, and amplification.

Ventricular Septal Defect

Learn about Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) which is an abnormal opening between the right and left ventricle, and is a common heart defect present at birth.

Diastolic Murmurs

Learn about diastolic murmurs which are murmurs heard during diastole, between the second heart sound (S2) and the first heart sound (S1).

Mitral stenosis

Learn about Mitral stenosis (MS) which is the narrowing of the heart’s mitral valve such that it cannot open all the way - obstructing blood flow from the left atrium to the left ventricle.

Aortic regurgitation

Learn about Aortic regurgitation (AR) which is a condition in which the aortic valve does not close properly, allowing blood to flow in the reverse direction from the aorta back into the left ventricle during diastole.

Summary on Continuous Murmurs

Learn about continuous murmurs which begin in systole, peak near the second heart sound (S2), and continue into part or all of diastole.

Patent Ductus Arteriosus

Learn Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) which is a congenital defect where the ductus fails to close in the early weeks of life, resulting in the abnormal transmission of oxygenated blood to flow back to the pulmonary circulation from the aorta.

Summary on Arrhythmia

Learn about arrhythmias which are irregular or abnormal heartbeat. Arrhythmias occur when changes in the electrical impulses cause the heart to beat irregularly, too fast, or too slowly.

Learn about crackles which can be characterized as abnormal, discontinuous, “rattling” sounds heard best during inspiration in lungs with respiratory disease.

Learn about wheezes, a high-pitched, musical, lung sound heard best during expiration.

AFib Differential Diagnosis: Determining other causes

What to think when you suspect AFib

Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Practice

Artificial Intelligence (AI) - a practical tool for the clinical workflow.

The History of the Stethoscope

Learn the history of this AI-powered cardiovascular screening device.

Why the physical exam is an opportunity we mustn't miss

New health and medical innovations are constantly changing how we provide and receive care. However, we can’t abandon a fundamental part of the care continuum; the routine physical exam.

Why cost-effective atrial fibrillation screening is long overdue

No one would argue against the importance of atrial fibrillation (AF) screening. What’s less clear is how to implement an approach that’s clinically feasible and cost-effective. Regardless, we have more reasons than ever to find a solution as soon as possible.

Understanding Phonocardiograms (PCG)

Learn why the PCG is the cinderella of cardiac diagnostics.