Telemedicine in Monitoring Heart Health

September 29 every year is designated as World Heart Day by the World Heart Federation. This was initiated to increase awareness about heart diseases among the general public. Knowing the problem would help the people address it more efficiently and get timely help from the cardiologists or respective specialists.

Heart diseases, also known as cardiovascular diseases, constitute the majority of the deaths among adults. Thus creating awareness about it is crucial. Every year the world heart day has a theme, and for 2021 it is “Use heart to connect”. This theme is selected to encourage people to use digital technologies to get awareness and diagnosis, treatment and prevention of heart diseases.

The importance of digital technologies had never been more apparent than during the Covid pandemic. People stuck in their homes, especially the elderly, needed healthcare. Telemedicine has greatly helped the patients communicate efficiently with the doctors without leaving their homes. Even people in remote areas greatly benefitted by using telemedicine and telehealth.

Other devices like smartphones, wearable healthcare technology can track heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and more. These wearable technologies, when used properly, can help the patient maintain a healthy lifestyle and even prevent the occurrence of heart diseases.

Some heart failure patients might have implants like pacemakers, defibrillators, and ventricular assist devices. These devices have a backup Memory, and this data can be used to check the condition even without the patient visiting the hospital.

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Kauvery Hospital

Advancements in the digital world impact every other field, and healthcare is no exception. We at Kauvery Hospital have the best technologies for our patients to go through the treatment process comfortably. Even after the pandemic, our cardiologists and other specialists use telemedicine to treat patients at remote places.

 

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