Localizing Arrhythmia Substrates: There’s An App For That

Busy Being Born Solutions, a software publisher concentrating on mobile medical applications, has announced the release of epTools for iPhone. epTools is an app designed to assist heath professionals localize arrhythmia causing tissue in the heart and is now available for download on the iTunes App Store. “We are very excited to present the first in a series of iPhone implementations of commonly used algorithms used to help localize the sites of accessory pathways and atrial tachycardias based on analysis of 12-lead electrocardiogram features,” said Jay Dinerman, MD, FACC, FHRS, a cardiac electrophysiologist who is also a member of the development team at Busy Being Born Solutions. The first version of epTools — available as a free download (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/eptools/id430201878?mt=8) — offers the user two algorithms to assist in localizing accessory pathways as well as two algorithms for atrial tachycardia localization. Future versions of epTools will include additional algorithms to assist in the localization of other arrhythmias as well as mobile tools implementing guidelines to assist with the diagnosis of various other types of arrhythmia-related diseases. Dr. Dinerman added, “We hope epTools will be a Swiss Army Knife like app, full of helpful aids for health professionals assisting in the care of patients with heart rhythm disorders.” For more information or interviews, contact Jay Dinerman at (256) 509-8264.