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Saving lives with a new cardio monitor
Updated: Tuesday, 06 Oct 2009, 11:26 AM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 06 Oct 2009, 11:26 AM EDT
(MAYO CLINIC.ORG) - $25 billion dollars is spent every year in the U.S. on patients with heart failure. Much of that money is used on hospital visits.
Researchers at The Mayo Clinic are now testing a new device that can monitor patients at home in hopes of keeping them healthier and out of the hospital longer.
Heart failure patient Clive Kells has a small monitoring device taped to his chest. It acts like a security system for his health.
“you have somebody right there by you all the time.” Clive Kells said.
The new device monitors things like heart rate, blood pressure, activity levels and breathing. The technology is also interactive.
If the monitor senses, increased heart rate, it asks clive about symptoms and sends that info to him too.
Vivien Williams has more from the Mayo Clinic in this Internet health video report.
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