Faster Diagnosis of Patients With Acute Chest Pain Using "Cardiogoniometry" (CGM)

JENA, Germany, April 26, 2010 - Thanks to a new diagnostic procedure a possible heart attack can now be
recognized more quickly. At the annual conference of the German Cardiac
Society (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kardiologie - DGK) in Mannheim the
"Cardiogoniometry" (CGM) system was introduced.

Every day in Germany about 10,000 people with acute chest pain are
admitted to hospital. In about eight percent a heart attack diagnosis is
confirmed. Treatment and chance of survival for these patients have markedly
improved over the last few years, when the right measures are initiated
immediately at a qualified hospital. For this purpose a good diagnosis
already from a family doctor or a practicing cardiologist is necessary.

The methods available thus far are often not sufficient for this. A heart
attack or other heart damage can be present even if ECG and blood test
results are unremarkable. The patient then needs to be transferred, other
stressful examinations are lined up and, in the acute case, valuable time is
lost.

However, severe heart disease can now already be recognized with ease and
a high degree of certainty at a practice: with "Cardiogoniometry". This
involves a procedure for the spatio-temporal evaluation of ECG-Data. The
device used for this, the "CARDIOLOGIC EXPLORER", works with five electrodes
in an orthogonal system which orients itself along the axis of the heart.
Without stress to the patient the data is recorded in a mere twelve seconds
and is evaluated automatically.

In an initial study commissioned by the manufacturer enverdis, the method
showed a very high rate of accuracy. In eight German centers more than 200
individuals with chest pain were examined. All had an unremarkable ECG and
for final clarification of the diagnosis received an examination with a
cardiac catheter. The CGM, with a high degree of certainty, was able to
determine those individuals who had heart damage. The conclusion was that the
CGM represents a readily available, additional procedure in the early
diagnostics of acute chest pain and heart attacks. This head start can save
lives.

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    Verena Dittrich
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Press Contact: Enverdis GmbH, Verena Dittrich, +49-3641-53-49-035