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Scientists unveil starfish-inspired wearable tech for heart monitoring

Science Daily - Heart Disease

When we move, it's harder for existing wearable devices to accurately track our heart activity. Inspired by how a starfish flips itself over -- shrinking one of its arms and using the others in a coordinated motion to right itself -- scientists have created a starfish-shaped wearable device that tracks heart health in real time.

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New AI tool simplifies heart monitoring: Fewer leads, same accuracy

Science Daily - Heart Disease

To diagnose heart conditions including heart attacks and heart rhythm disturbances, clinicians typically rely on 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs) -- complex arrangements of electrodes and wires placed around the chest and limbs to detect the heart's electrical activity.

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Bioelectronic mesh capable of growing with cardiac tissues for comprehensive heart monitoring

Science Daily - Heart Disease

This tissue-like mesh can grow along with the cardiac cells, allowing researchers to observe how the heart's mechanical and electrical functions change during the developmental process.

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Wearing your heart (monitor) on your sleeve

Science Daily - Heart Disease

By detecting cardiovascular ailments and helping assess overall cardiac health, wearable electrocardiograms save lives, not to mention exorbitant hospital care costs. Researchers now present a novel wearable electrocardiogram patch for enhanced point-of-care diagnostics.

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Top 10 Cardiac Diagnosis Trends in 2024

GEMMS

Advancements in medical technology have revolutionized the diagnosis and treatment of heart diseases, which pose critical chronic conditions that, if left unattended, can have fatal consequences. These algorithms, trained on large datasets, recognize patterns and features associated with heart diseases.

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The three things that can go wrong with the heart

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

At first glance, the subject of heart disease can seem exceptionally complex – consisting of several different conditions, medical jargon and very scary sounding terminology. Heart rhythm disturbances are best diagnosed by an ECG during the heart rhythm disturbance.

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Cryptogenic Stroke

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

It is also very important to mention a history of high blood pressure, diabetes, elevated cholesterol, family history of premature heart disease, stroke or even sudden death. All patients should have a 12 lead ECG and be put on a 24 hour heart monitor whilst in hospital. I hope you found this blog useful.

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