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With heart disease on the rise in the United States, accounting for one in every five deaths, scientists have been working feverishly to develop technologies that will prevent cardiovascular disease and heart attacks.

Most forms of cardiovascular disease are treated with pharmaceuticals or surgery, and while medicinal techniques have improved dramatically in this area, there is still much that needs to be done.  EKG machines are an important part of regular heart monitoring and can be used to raise red flags about a patient’s heart problems before a life-threatening episode can occur.  However, testing on an EKG machine is usually administered only at a doctor’s office or hospital, with only at-home blood pressure monitoring in between.

A new, life-saving device may help patients with heart disease to be monitored all the time.  It is called the Angel Med Guardian, and it is about the same size as a standard pacemaker.  While currently in the development stage, this new device will be positioned under the skin near the collar bone, with a wire that contacts the patient’s right ventricle.  It works in conjunction with an external telemetry device that is programmed to monitor and communicate signs of an impending heart attack.  Using Bluetooth technology and a series of audible alarms, the device can ensure rapid medical assistance is on its way to the patient.

Now, instead of relying solely on periodic testing on EKG machines and other heart monitors, the Angel Med Guardian will be an accurate predictor of an impending heart attack in real time.  Still in its second phase of clinical trials, this revolutionary device t is expected to gain wide adoption early on among cardiologists and their high risk patients.

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