It is no new news that when a heart attack strikes a person, the sooner the medical attention the better. This means the least possible damage to the heart will occur. There is a new device called the 'AngelMed Guardian' that can actually warn a person if a heart attack is near or a possibility. This new device is being investigated by the researchers at Northwestern Memorial's Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute. The device would be implanted into a patient surgically, and would alert that patient through a pager if there was say, not enough oxygen getting to his or her heart. I guess this is a good use for all of those pagers/beepers that no one uses any longer.
The device also keeps track of one's heart activities 24/7, so even while a person is asleep they can be alerted to a possible on coming heart attack. The device would only be implanted on patients who have either already had a heart attack or at a high risk of having one. The article goes on to say that most have misconceptions about heart attacks and the warning signs. This new device could potentially take the guess work out of whether or not someone is unsure they are having a heart attack. The thing I found most interesting about this article was that this is a very good use of the world's technology. You have youtube, facebook, wireless thing-ma-bob's and NOW this new 'AngelMed Guardian.' It seems to me that this device is a good technological advance in the health and science fields rather than one that is just for socialization and so forth.
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I loved this post, very interesting. Hopefully this is something we can use in the near future.
ReplyDeleteI think this is such a great idea. It's amazing what new devices are being invented pertaining to one's health.
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