mHealth Intelligence March 10, 2023
By Mark Melchionna

New research shows that a wrist-worn wearable sensor can assess troponin levels to predict heart attacks with 90 percent accuracy within a five-minute timeframe.

Presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology, new research describes a wearable sensor worn on the wrist that can determine troponin-I levels and obstructed arteries to predict heart attacks accurately.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), heart disease is the top cause of death for men, women, and people of most ethnic groups in the US. In addition, about 805,000 people in the US have a heart attack yearly, and one in five heart attacks is silent.

According to the press release,...

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