London, June 24 (Ians) Supermarket trolleys, equipped with electrocardiogram (Ecg) sensors, may help diagnose atrial fibrillation — common heart rhythm disorder — which can then be treated to prevent disabling or fatal strokes.
In the study lasting two months, researchers from the Liverpool John Moores University, UK, were able to identify 39 patients who were unaware that they had atrial fibrillation using Ecg sensor-built trolleys.
“That’s 39 people at greater risk of stroke who received a cardiologist appointment,” said Professor Ian Jones from the varsity.
The findings was presented at the ongoing Acnap 2023, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.
More than 40 million people around the world have atrial fibrillation, the most common heart rhythm disorder.
Atrial fibrillation increases the risk of stroke by five-fold. These strokes are often fatal or disabling.
Many people discover they have atrial fibrillation only after they have a stroke, and screening programmes are therefore needed to...
In the study lasting two months, researchers from the Liverpool John Moores University, UK, were able to identify 39 patients who were unaware that they had atrial fibrillation using Ecg sensor-built trolleys.
“That’s 39 people at greater risk of stroke who received a cardiologist appointment,” said Professor Ian Jones from the varsity.
The findings was presented at the ongoing Acnap 2023, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.
More than 40 million people around the world have atrial fibrillation, the most common heart rhythm disorder.
Atrial fibrillation increases the risk of stroke by five-fold. These strokes are often fatal or disabling.
Many people discover they have atrial fibrillation only after they have a stroke, and screening programmes are therefore needed to...
- 6/24/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
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