New Invention May Prevent Apoplexy

  • 24 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
New Invention May Prevent Apoplexy
A Hungarian developed medical technology instrument can predict the risk of stroke and sudden heart stoppage. The invention was presented to the media in Budapest on Wednesday.

The instrument called WIWE can save thousands of lives. It is comprised of two parts: a portable gauge instrument and an application that can connect to a smart phone or a tabloid. According to estimates some 12,000 people die of stroke annually in Hungary.

Source: Hungary Around the Clock

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MTI photo: Szigetváry Zsolt

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