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" Bluetooth heart monitors could text patients&amp;#039; local medical centres if they are about to have a heart attack, it has been claimed. A device that measures electrical signals from the heart, analyses them to produce an electrocardiogram (ECG) and then sends an alert by mobile phone text message has been developed by researchers at Sathyabama University in Tamil Nadu. The prototype of the heart monitor periodically records an ECG and transmits the information via radio frequency to the patient&amp;#039;s mobile phone, according to the report published in today&amp;#039;s Inderscience&amp;#039;s International Journal of Electronic Healthcare. Modified mobile phones can then detect any signs of imminent cardiac failure and transmit a sample of the ECG to the patient&amp;#039;s nearest hospital accordingly. Thulasi Bai, one of the researchers responsible for the new technology, commented: &amp;#039;Our wearable cardiac telemedicine system can help the mobility of patients, so they can regain their independence and return to an active social life or work schedule.&amp;#039; The news may be welcomed by sufferers of heart disease who, it is claimed, will experience improved quality of life. Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in both sexes in England and Wales, according to government statistics. \u00A9 Adfero Ltd "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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