Evaluation of commercially available heart rate monitors
Humen, D.P.; Boughner, D.R.
Canadian Medical Association Journal 131(6): 585-588
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0008-4409 PMID: 6478343 Document Number: 241788
The accuracy and tracking ability of nine commercially available heart rate monitors were assessed. The heart rate of 16 young healthy men was continuously monitored by a single-lead electrocardiograph while they exercised on a stationary bicycle ergometer. Readings were obtained from the devices during exercise. The devices that measured the cardiac electrical potential with a three-electrode system or that incorporated a light transmission device attached to the earlobe were the most accurate and provided suitable monitoring of the heart rate during exercise.