Medical Xpress May 22, 2025
A potentially lifesaving new smartphone app can help people determine if they are suffering heart attacks or strokes and should seek medical attention, a clinical study suggests.
The ECHAS app (Emergency Call for Heart Attack and Stroke) is being developed by experts at UVA Health, Harvard, Northeastern and other leading institutions. It is designed to help people recognize the signs of cardiac and neurological emergencies so that they get care as quickly as possible, for the best possible outcomes.
Put to the test in an initial clinical study with more than 200 real-life emergency-room patients, the app proved effective at identifying people suffering strokes or heart attacks. It had a “high sensitivity” the researchers report, for detecting people who needed...
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