AARP The Magazine had some amazing stories in its October/November 22 issue regarding innovations in health care. One new device on the market is a “smart stethoscope” which can detect even the slightest heart murmur. “Five to 10 percent of people we screen have some sort of valvular heart disease or atrial fibrillation,” Dr. Antoine Keller, a cardiothoracic surgeon and co-founder of HeartSense, told AARP The Magazine. “This stethoscope allows doctors to identify heart murmurs before they can be heard,” he said. Heart-valve disease affects 8.5% to 13.2% of adults over the age of 65 so early detection is critical.
