New smartphone app being tested at St Louis Children's Hospital in the US is turning out to be a life-saving experience for children with heart conditions.
Named AliveCor, it is a smartphone cover with two metal plates on the back.
It is an excellent tool for following up patients, with a history of atrial fibrillation or symptoms of palpitations. It takes less than a minute to obtain an accurate rhythm strip with a professional report.
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How 2 use
- Attach the AliveCor Heart Monitor to your mobile device.
- Download the free AliveECG app, from the App Store on your iOS device, or Google Play on your Android device. Sign up for a new account.
- Record your ECGs, and take advantage of AliveCor’s multiple features , including emailing ECGs, printing PDFs, and ECG Analysis.
It can be used with an app on the phone to conduct an electrocardiogram (ECG) wirelessly which can be sent from the smartphone to the doctor.
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The device, however, is not a substitute for a full ECG because it only tests the heart's rhythm and rate.
But the device makes it easy for parents to read the results and alert the doctor if there is an anomaly.
"It is so easy for them to upload that ECG and send it to me and just like they are sending it from their smartphone, I am reading on my smartphone," Jennifer Silva, a pediatric cardiologist at St Louis Children's Hospital, was quoted as saying in a fox2now report.
The device, approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is being used to monitor 37 children ranging in age from two months to 18 years old.
via-hindustantimes
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