COULD the clothes we wear help to save our lives?
Researchers from Imperial College London and the British Heart Foundation are exploring the possibility after developing a 'smart T-shirt' that can detect rare and inherited heart conditions.
The shirt features up to 50 sensors stitched into the fabric, and could offer a simpler and more convenient alternative to the heart Holter monitor.
It can be worn for up to a week, giving it more time to pick up issues compared to portable ECGs, which are typically used for one to two days at a time.
The device sends data to a computer which uses AI to analyse the information and flag any concerns to a doctor.
"We hope our AI-assisted T-shirt will provide a practical and comfortable solution, allowing us to carry out longer-term scanning that could improve diagnosis," said Zachary Whinnett, Prof of Cardiology at Imperial College London.
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