Quality of ECG Monitoring with a Miniature ECG Recorder

Background: Long‐term monitoring of patients at risk of arrhythmias would benefit from a miniaturized device. This study evaluated the quality of electrocardiogram (ECG) signals recorded by a miniaturized ECG recorder.

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