A new wearable device is being used to help detect those at risk of a stroke, diagnose Atrial Fibrillation, and improve waiting times for treatment at Worcestershire Royal Hospital.
The adhesive mobile ECG patch is worn by stroke patients for up to 14 days to record their heart rhythm to reveal potential causes of stroke.
Our stroke team apply the small, lightweight patch to a patient’s chest where it reads and analyses their heart's electrical activity using Artificial Intelligence (AI).
ALT Sanjula Dhungana, Ward Manager of the Acute Stroke Unit at Worcestershire Royal Hospital holding one of the new Zio XT devices in its packaging before it is fitted.