The Medical City CareNow Healthy Heart System Launch

TMC CareNow Healthy Heart System: The Latest in Expert Heart Care

Premier healthcare institution The Medical City launches TMC CareNow Healthy Heart System, a state of the art life saving technology which makes use of a mobile phone with a built in mini electrocardiogram (ECG).

A first in the Philippines, CareNow ECG mobile allows you to record your heart rhythm without using any wires and connects you to The Medical City’s 24-hour health concierge that can determine if you need medical assistance or not. CareNow ECG mobile is powered by EPI Life which is conceptualized, designed and manufactured in Singapore by Ephone International (S) Pte Ltd.

With the CareNow ECG mobile and TMC CareNow Healthy Heart System, you can now easily determine whether your symptoms are related to a heart condition that requires immediate attention. The mobile device can detect abnormal heart rhythm (or arrhythmia), such as irregular heartbeats and fast or slow heart rates, and may also expose the underlying cause of symptoms such as palpitations, breathing difficulty, loss of consciousness or dizziness. More importantly, these are detected immediately at the onset of the symptoms, unlike in the current scenario wherein you have to go to the hospital or clinic to have your ECG taken.

Using the device is easy. With your CareNow ECG mobile, you can record your heart rhythm by using your left hand to hold the two side contacts and the two right fingers touching the bottom contact.
Through TMC CareNow Healthy Heart System, all ECG recordings from your CareNow ECG mobile are sent via GPRS to TMC’s 24-hour Health Concierge where a team of experts from the Cardiology department will analyze and respond to your ECG readings by sending SMS message to your ECG phone. (The system is currently running on SMART and Globe sim only.)
Currently, The Medical City is the first and only health institution in the Philippines to introduce this device to its patients. Hospitals in other countries however are already prescribing the ECG mobile device to their patients mainly due to its accuracy and life-saving features.

Clinical studies have been conducted and the findings published in the European Heart Journal, one of the world’s leading journals in cardiovascular medicine, indicate that there is up to 98% correlation between the ECGs taken by a standard 12-lead ECG machine and the CareNow ECG mobile.

CareNow ECG Mobile is recommended for persons with a family history of heart diseases, especially sudden cardiac arrest; those with risk factors for heart diseases such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes; those with undiagnosed chest pains or frequent palpitations; those with episodes of blacking out or frequent dizziness; and those with a history of heart attack or have undergone an invasive heart procedures such as angioplasty or heart surgery.

People who often travel to places with scarce medical support or those who simply care about their heart can also greatly benefit from this device.

For subscription inquiries or for more information about CareNow ECG Mobile, please visit the Cardiovascular Center at the 2nd Floor, Podium Building, The Medical City, Ortigas Avenue, Pasig City. You may also call 988-7000 or 988-1000 ext. 6243 or 6299.