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Good Health, Fitness & Hygiene
{{contributorFullName}} | 07-03-2016
Cardiotrack a small and portable device for doctors that can take a 12-point electrocardiogram (ECG) from a patient, transfer it onto a smartphone or tablet via Bluetooth, and from there it can be uploaded to the cloud, allowing the results to be sent to a physician for evaluation. The gizmo can provide a fairly accurate assessment of the patient’s cardiovascular condition, can sound an alarm if an irregularity is detected, and performs data analytics on the waveform to provide predictive diagnosis and identify possible cardiovascular concerns.
In India, the ratio of patients to cardiologists is an abysmal 7500:1, while the cost of an invasive procedure could be anything between USD 2,500 – 5,000. which roughly translates to the annual income of many people. According to recent statistics, cardiovascular diseases are a leading cause of death all over the world. A cardiovascular incident doesn’t just end a life it also ends the dreams and aspirations of a family that is economically challenged. Families on the edge of poverty are financially handicapped to meet the cost of a single intervention. This effectively ends the hopes and dreams of an entire generation. Every general physician in every primary healthcare centre in semi-urban and rural India can bring about a revolution in cardiovascular care if equipped with a Cardiotrack device. She can then check the cardiac health of every person who comes into the clinic and ensure that there is minimal chance of an incident. A prevention methodology working on such a large scale will not just save lives but saves families.
With 60 million people suffering from cardiovascular/ coronary heart disease related conditions in India and more than 150 million CVD/ CHD patients globally, General Physicians need portable ECG monitor to improve preventive care. Cardiotrack is portable, affordable and requires less than 20 minutes of prior training to be used. The results can be uploaded on to the cloud and can be accessed easily from anywhere and the equipment can be used in the most basic conditions, making it easy for general physicians. Cardiotrack also equips the general physician to check patients who have a history of hypertension, cholesterol or family of history of strokes/heart attacks.
Primary care empowerment with the help of affordable, accessible and connected next generation diagnostics devices can not only save lives but also help a person avoid lifetime of debt due to late detection of underlying health ailments.
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