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>>giulio+(OP)
I definitely felt Mondays on-call were much busier in the hospital. I always thought this could be due to patients spending weekends with family, not wanting to cause a fuss and maybe ignoring symptoms of cardiac chest pain until it evolves into a serious heart attack (STEMI). Also, they may be waiting to see their GP on Monday morning and then get referred to hospital (although less likely with STEMIs).

I also remember the time between Christmas and New Year being very busy - I thought for a similar reason - people understandably just don't want to be in hospital for Christmas.

>>lukko+Rz
I wonder if modern smartphones lay the groundwork for people knowing they're on the cusp of a heart attack.

E.g., using sensors that are cheap, and are less invasive than EKG electrodes. Kinda like the way Apple watches can now continuously monitor stuff

>>Coasta+HB
Does an Apple Watch actually tell you if you are?

>>divide+tD
It monitors for atrial fibrilation using a single leak EKG I think.

It is very clear about the fact it cannot detect a heart attack though.

Then there’s these slightly more sophisticated things: https://store.kardia.com/products/kardiamobile6l