Inventors:
Morteza Naghavi - Houston TX, US
Mohammad Madjid - Houston TX, US
Parsa Mirhaji - Houston TX, US
Reza Mohammadi - New York NY, US
David Robinson - Houston TX, US
International Classification:
A61B005/00
Abstract:
The present invention comprises a system and method for a home diagnostic observation center useful for early risk assessment of a patient experiencing chest discomfort associated with a potentially emergency heart condition. The system comprises a computer comprising a persistent data store, an input device, and an output device; a data network operatively in communication with the computer; a heartfolio database comprising an individualized, heart health portfolio for the patient; an interactive questionnaire, displayable on the output device, which can interactively accept input from the patient relating to the patient's current symptoms and clinical information and store the input in the heartfolio database; a medical apparatus, operatively in communication with the computer, which can acquire predetermined physiological data of the patient; and medical diagnostic software executing at least partially in the computer. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope of meaning of the claims.