Envision the future with
2 Channel vs. 1 Channel
Cardiac Monitoring

Redefining the future of cardiac health with Multi-Channel Monitoring Devices

Explore the history and advancements to leading to multi-channel mobile cardiac telemetry.

Don't miss a beat with your heart health

Your heart is a vital organ that determines much about your health, and it requires the best care possible. Mobile cardiac telemetry was created so doctors and patients could become more aware and proactive in capturing and treating heart problems.

Inventing the Mobile Cardiac Moniter

The first cardiac monitoring device used electrodes connected to an amplifier channel that translated and recorded electrical heart activity into an ECG. The ECG was then processed into physical graphs that were analyzed by doctors to diagnose heart abnormalities.

Term Differences

Electrodes

Electrodes are small electrical patches placed on the chest, arms, and legs of a patient that monitor and record the electrical activity of the heart.

Leads

Leads refer to the measurement of voltage difference between electrodes on different sections of the body. Different leads monitor different factors of heart activity such as rhythm or heart rate.

Channel

When the electrodes record voltage and create leads, each lead measurement is passed through an amplifier channel and recorded. The more channels there are, the more leads can be processed at one time.

Limitations of
1 Channel Devices

1 Channel devices can only record and display one lead at a time making it slower and less efficient
1 Channel devices do not provide as much information as 2 Channel devices which limits what it can diagnose and may result in misdiagnosis .
As a patient performs daily tasks, 1 channel devices may pick up motion or noise that looks like an arrhythmia. Without confirmation from 2 channels, it can be hard to determine if this was an arrhythmia or an error.

Moving Forward with 2 Channel Devices

With 2 channel cardiac monitoring devices, multiple leads can be processed and recorded at the same time. This allows the device to be faster and more accurate.

More Confidence with More Data

2 Channel devices provide more information that can be used to cross-check and narrow a diagnosis. With this technology, technicians are able to detect more arrhythmias, P-wave, and heart murmurs.

Improved Efficiency and Satisfaction

Being able to record multiple leads at one time decreases wait time and increases the amount of data recorded. This allows patients and doctors to receive faster and more reliable results.