New Heart Monitoring Technology Offers Early Detection

Do you have a pacemaker? Do you suffer from abnormal heart rhythms? If so, you may be the perfect candidate for a new technology called home monitoring. This term basically means monitoring of your heart while you are at home, or anywhere else.
BIOTRONIK® is a leading biomedical technology company that offers this home monitoring device. The device is equipped with special transmitters that will send medical and technical information from your pacemaker straight to your physician within 3 minutes. This allows your physician to monitor you and evaluate your condition as much as possible.

The information about your heart is forwarded to your physician at regular intervals, and can be viewed on a secure Internet site. Using this new technology, your physician will be able to view an overview about the progress of your illness and treatment. Your physician will be able to detect any changes in your status, and will allow him to make any adjustments to your treatment plan. If you experience any sudden changes with your heart rhythm or implant, your physician will be immediately notified via e-mail, fax or cell phone text message. The device has the capabilities to detect heart beat irregularities, paces or shocks delivered by your implant.

Although most physicians encourage patients to place the transmitter on their night stand so it will monitor their heart while the patient is sleeping, the device may be taken with you anywhere.

Dr. Hess, Cardiovascular physician at Medical West, recommends the home monitoring to many of his patients. He said, "This device has helped me to better treat many of my patients due to the frequency and accuracy of the data I receive. It is amazing how technology has advanced, and this is such a valuable medical tool."

For more information or to see if you are a candidate for the home monitoring device, please call Dr. Hess at 481-7557.