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Heart Disease (Expert Forum)
"Precursors"
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"Precursors"
by Antardeb-Guharay, Dec 03, 1998 12:00AM
I am a seventh grade student entering a technology competition. I have decided to submit a project relating to heart attacks. I would like to know what are the warning signals of a heart attack that a sensor might be able to sense(e.g. increased heart rate)? I am not talking about things the person may feel. Thank You.
Dear Antardeb
It would be difficult to devise a sensor that could non-invasively detect heart attacks. Usually, with a heart attack heart rate and blood pressure are both elevated - but a number of other conditions (pain of any origin, anxiety) can do the same thing. Likewise, certain types of heart attacks are associated with a low heart rate or a low blood pressure. One method would be to wear a continuous ECG (electrocardiogram) monitoring device; this could detect changes in the heart's electrical activity that occur during a heart attack.
Sounds like an interesting project. Good luck.
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