Smartphones are becoming the center of our lives and changing our behaviors. Smart phones applications became more sophisticated incorporating external sensors and intelligence to monitor and give recommendations to users. A new smartphone application that is under development will allow heart-failure patient to keep track of the pressure inside their heart as measured by an implanted sensor.
According to the article, the researchers hope it will help patients better manage their health and reduce hospitalizations, which are responsible for much of the $40 million in health-care costs linked to heart failure. See the full article at http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/38673/?p1=MstRcnt
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