We asked ourselves which is the technology that is widespread both in wealthy and developing countries and which is the most cost/effective tool that we have for the diagnosis of basic cardiovascular diseases? So, we conceived our solution, D-Heart. By integrating the economic sustainability and the scientific accuracy of electrocardiographs with a widespread tool such as mobile connection, we are
trying to reinvent the concept of Cardiovascular Screening and widening the range of individuals capable of self-screening. We thereby propose a device, which is simple, cheap and portable that would allow a broader range of previously medically ‘abandoned’ subjects to obtain a proper cardiovascular screening. Everyone, if equipped with a smartphone or tablet would be able to correctly place the electrodes on themselves or a third part, acquire the ECG tracing via Bluetooth and share it remotely at nearest cardiological hospital for the response. What differentiates D-Heart in respect to the competitors is the reliability also in non-expert hands, low cost but particularly portability and efficiency during emergency.
