Smartphones could be rolled out in hospitals to help stop strokes, after new research found they are more effective than medical tests in detecting atrial fibrillation.

Neurologist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Professor Bernard Yan, said the condition is transient in many patients, so doesn't cause symptoms and is hard to detect.

Smartphones could be rolled out in hospitals to help stop strokes, after new research found they are more effective than medical tests in detecting atrial fibrillation.
Neurologist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Professor Bernard Yan, said the condition is transient in many patients, so doesn't cause symptoms and is hard to detect.

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