Handheld device could transform heart disease screening

Handheld device could transform heart disease screening

Researchers have developed a handheld device that could potentially replace stethoscopes as a tool for detecting certain types of heart disease.

Handheld device could revolutionise heart valve disease screening

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have designed a handheld device that could potentially replace stethoscopes in heart valve disease screening A team from the University of Cambridge has developed a device that makes heart sound recording accurate and accessible, suitable for heart valve disease detection. Unlike a stethoscope, the device works well even if it’s not placed precisely on the chest: its larger, flexible sensing area help…

Handheld device could transform heart disease screening - Science Tech Updates

Researchers have developed a handheld device that could potentially replace stethoscopes as a tool for detecting certain types of heart disease. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, developed a device that makes it easy for people with or without medical training to record heart sounds accurately. Unlike a stethoscope, the device works well even […] The post Handheld device could transform heart disease screening appeared first on …

Heart screening device to be rolled out to grassroots football teams

A new heart health initiative has launched across grassroots football in North Yorkshire after an 18-year-old footballer collapsed during a match.

Corvista point-of-care device good at detecting heart failure: Study

Corvista Health’s point-of-care device, used to predict pulmonary hypertension (PH), also appears to work well at identifying heart failure.

Internist doctors have warned that women with heart failure (CI) are usually older, have more comorbidities and their diagnosis is made later, which affects the management and prognosis of the pathology, compared to the same variables in men.