title: Surface 12 lead electrocardiogram recordings using smart phone technology.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  AliveCor ECG is an FDA approved ambulatory cardiac rhythm monitor that records a single channel (lead I) ECG rhythm strip using an iPhone. In the past few years, the use of smartphones and tablets with health related applications has significantly proliferated.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  In this initial feasibility trial, we attempted to reproduce the 12 lead ECG using the bipolar arrangement of the AliveCor monitor coupled to smart phone technology.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used the AliveCor heart monitor coupled with an iPhone cellular phone and the AliveECG application (APP) in 5 individuals.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In our 5 individuals, recordings from both a standard 12 lead ECG and the AliveCor generated 12 lead ECG had the same interpretation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study demonstrates the feasibility of creating a 12 lead ECG with a smart phone. The validity of the recordings would seem to suggest that this technology could become an important useful tool for clinical use. This new hand held smart phone 12 lead ECG recorder needs further development and validation.
authors.affiliation: Penn State Hershey Heart & Vascular Institute, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State University, Hershey, PA.
authors.forename: Giselle A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Baquero
authors.affiliation: Texas A & M College of Medicine, Baylor Scott & White Health, Temple, TX.
authors.forename: Javier E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Banchs
authors.affiliation: Penn State Hershey Heart & Vascular Institute, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State University, Hershey, PA.
authors.forename: Shameer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.affiliation: Penn State Hershey Heart & Vascular Institute, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State University, Hershey, PA.
authors.forename: Gerald V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Naccarelli
authors.affiliation: Penn State Hershey Heart & Vascular Institute, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State University, Hershey, PA. Electronic address: jluck@hmc.psu.edu.
authors.forename: Jerry C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Luck
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000465:Algorithms; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D063731:Mobile Applications; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D000068997:Smartphone; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: 12 lead; AliveCor ECG; Electrocardiogram; Smart phone ECG