ECHAS app Archives - HIT Leaders and News https://us.hitleaders.news/tag/echas-app/ Healthcare Innovations and technology news and views Fri, 16 May 2025 21:21:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 An App to Detect Heart Attacks and Strokes https://us.hitleaders.news/core-categories/editors-picks-and-featured-content/48431/an-app-to-detect-heart-attacks-and-strokes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-app-to-detect-heart-attacks-and-strokes Tue, 20 May 2025 11:19:07 +0000 https://us.hitleaders.news/?p=48431 “Heart attack and stroke are two leading causes of death in Virginia and the U.S. Our study found that the ECHAS app could accurately identify patients with heart attack, stroke and other emergency brain or heart problems who needed evaluation in the emergency room or admission to the hospital,” said UVA Health neurologist Jonathan R. Crowe, MD, MPH, one of the study’s authors. “We hope ECHAS could help save lives by reducing delay and helping patients get the heart attack and stroke care they need.”

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