Quick -- you're watching House, M.D. with a friend and he suddenly complains of lightheadedness and heart palpitations, then passes out on your couch. Is it a common atrial fibrillation, or is it a third-degree atrioventricular block needing emergency atropine and an electrical pacer?"
Soon, assuming you're either a medical professional skilled inelectrocardiography or you play one on TV, you'll be able to make the differential diagnosis using just an iPhone 4 and the AliveCor iPhonECG.
The iPhonECG is a sleek, low power case that turns the iPhone 4 into a wireless, clinical quality cardiac event recorder. It was invented by Dr. David Albert, a self-described "serial entrepreneur and inventor who happens to be an engineer and a physician with 30 years in cardiology." Dr. Albert sold his last company, Data Critical, to GE Medical Systems, where he then worked as Chief Scientist of GE Cardiology.
