Syncope (fainting) can lead not only to serious personal injury but also can endanger public health such as when the sufferer is driving a car. An electronic monitoring device can help to minimize syncopal events due to cardiac rhythm changes. This kind of devices will greatly enhance the ability of the patient to take immediate action to safeguard personal and public health. On the current consumer market, there are numerous heart rate monitoring devices catering for sports use with sophisticated software support; however such devices are not specific to individual patient's needs. On the other hand, ample devices are available to monitor and record various patient data to be analyzed by proprietary clinical software catered for physician use; but such devices are relatively expensive, sold only to physicians, and the data are interpreted "off line" (by the physician).
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