NHS England to hand out hi-tech heart rate gadgets in bid to cut stroke figures.

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Smartphone and iPad gadgets that can detect irregular heart rhythms are being issued by the NHS across London in a bid to reduce the number of people suffering from strokes.

More than 1000 devices are being sent to GP surgeries, pharmacies, and NHS Clinics for patients to take home. An estimated 422,000 people in England have un-diagnosed atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart rhythm, responsible for one in five strokes. A further million are known to live with the condition, which can be treated with anti-coagulant medication to reduce the risk of a stroke.

The gadgets include the Rhythm Pad, which provides a cardiac screening when patients place hands on an iPad, and AliveCor Kardia Mobile, which is linked to a smartphone app, and in 30 seconds produces electrocardiogram that can be emailed to a doctor.

Ian Clark, 62, from Harrow, was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation in 2012 and uses AliveCor device to check his heart rate. He hailed 'the very clever piece of equipment' and said 'there's life after diagnosis'.

The NHS said the devices could help detect 45,000 cases of AF in two years, potentially preventing more than 900 strokes and saving £20 million a year.

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