Everist Genomics has come out with a smartphone ECG that can provide continuous readings throughout the day. Its most beneficial characteristic is its ability to detect arrhythmias that might not be able to be detected in an office visit. Once detected on the smartphone, the information can be sent to the clinician via email or by other electronic means. This is a great way for doctors to help prevent complications for arrhythmias. My grandmother actually suffers from arrhythmias and this would be great for her because hers are usually triggered by too much activity. If she would wear this watch, all the information can be sent to her primary physician who can look at the ECG and correlate what activities exacerbate the problem through inquisition of her activities at the time of the abnormal heart rhythm.
Through all this prevention of additional health costs, health problems, and complications can be accomplished. Most of all it can help my grandmother with complying to the avoidance of the exacerbating factors which we tell her to avoid all the time.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/everist-genomics-to-launch-cardiodefender-worlds-only-mobile-ecg-system-that-delivers-real-time-beat-by-beat-quantitative-heart-monitoring-data-to-physicians-2011-11-09
I found something similar to this. It is not a watch but basically does the same thing. With the device I found, the patient needs to attach electrodes to his/her chest and the information will be sent to the smartphone. I like the application I found, but I think this one is much more convenient and easier to use, especially with the elderly. This kind of inventions will not stop amazing me! Thank you for sharing this information.
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