Heart rate variability during sleep can predict stroke, depression or cognitive dysfunction years in advance, according to new research presented at the European Academy of Neurology Congress. The ...

Over the last decade a number of studies have been reported that have used heart–lung interactions during mechanical ventilation to assess fluid responsiveness. Specifically, the pulse pressure ...

Three new articles show that it is variability in patients' blood pressure that predicts the risk of a stroke most powerfully and not a high average or usual blood pressure level. The results of the ...

A relatively new healthcare application for MEMS (micro electromechanical system) accelerometers is that of measuring a patient’s heart rate. Called ballistocardiology (BCG), a MEMS sensor is able to ...