Smartwatches Are Changing the Purpose of the EKG

Smartwatches Are Changing the Purpose of the EKG

Think of the stereotypical representations of medicine, as they might appear on a television show: the crisp white coat, of course, and the stethoscope dangling at the ready. The EKG is the backbeat of many hospital scenes on television. Most of those images bear little resemblance to actual EKG tracings.