Akash Manoj: A life-saving device that detects silent heart attacks
Akash Manoj: Um aparelho que salva vidas detectando ataques cardíacos silenciosos
Akash Manoj developed a novel technique that can non-invasively detect and alert at-risk patients of a potential asymptomatic heart-attack. Full bio
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to a silent heart attack.
cardíaco silencioso.
shocking was that at 75,
healthy and energetic,
foi tão doloroso
against this deadly killer
contra esse assassino mortal
the results of recent studies
de estudos recentes
of nearly eight million people
de quase 8 milhões de pessoas
cardíaco todos os anos.
por muitas razões,
when arteries get clogged,
quando as artérias ficam entupidas,
in the heart muscles start to die.
nos músculos cardíacos começam a morrer.
comuns de um ataque cardíaco:
symptoms of a heart attack:
of breath, fatigue, et cetera ...
falta de ar, fadiga, etc.,
that is quite common,
bastante comum,
because the symptoms are silent.
porque os sintomas são silenciosos.
just don't realize what's happening,
o que está acontecendo.
to receive the treatment that they need
que recebam o tratamento necessário
get to the hospital by chance,
they are struck by a heart attack,
of these time-consuming, expensive tests
desses testes caros e demorados
the gold standards
os padrões de ouro
account for nearly 45 percent
de todos os ataques cardíacos.
disorders suffer from nerve damage
semelhantes sofrem de lesões nos nervos
the sort of pain
a heart attack.
um ataque cardíaco.
the damage of a heart attack
o dano de um ataque cardíaco
suffer from nerve damage,
sofrem lesões nos nervos,
immediate medical care.
an unlikely event is about to occur.
improvável esteja prestes a ocorrer.
was an at-risk patient, too.
to understand the heart,
para entender o coração,
and worked across labs in India.
em laboratórios na Índia.
of persistent research,
de pesquisa constante,
is a promising solution.
uma solução promissora:
patients at all times.
em todos os momentos.
the need for a blood test
de um exame de sangue
and analyzing data at preset intervals.
dados em intervalos predefinidos.
for a single purpose:
para um único propósito:
à medida que ocorrem.
that might help us in the future.
que pode nos ajudar no futuro.
your heart really is.
como o coração é realmente inteligente.
multiple times before failing,
várias vezes antes de falhar,
when the heart loses out
sanguíneo rico em oxigênio.
about the nerve damage.
sobre a lesão nos nervos.
before a silent heart attack,
antes de um ataque cardíaco silencioso,
the common symptoms.
os sintomas comuns.
certain biomarkers --
certos biomarcadores cardíacos
that are SOS messages --
de mensagens de socorro,
of these cardiac biomarker proteins
biomarcadoras cardíacas
exclusivamente desses dados.
biomarkers are found
cardíacos são encontrados
stages of a heart attack,
de um ataque cardíaco,
quase certeza de sobreviver
on that basis.
exclusivamente nesse fundamento.
or placed near your chest.
ao redor do pulso ou perto do peito.
for a biomarker blood test,
para um exame de sangue biomarcador,
a heart-attack specific biomarker
isolar e rastrear
de ataque cardíaco chamado H-FABP,
a critical level in your bloodstream --
um nível crítico na corrente sanguínea,
and cheaper than conventional methods
e barato do que os métodos convencionais
concentration data,
de biomarcadores,
with advanced research in the future,
com pesquisa avançada no futuro,
for an at-risk patient to go to a doctor
a necessidade de um paciente em risco
de sangue biomarcador,
could be worn at all times,
em todos os momentos,
de biomarcadores em tempo real.
levels going beyond the critical point,
os níveis do biomarcador
of an impending cardiac arrest
de uma parada cardíaca iminente
immediate medical attention.
to provide the patient
de fornecer ao paciente
of the cardiac injury,
that the patient is in danger,
que o paciente está em perigo,
imediato é decisivo.
more time to survive
mais tempo de sobrevida
tratamentos médicos caros e invasivos
medical treatments
after a heart attack.
após um ataque cardíaco.
on at-risk patients under observation,
em pacientes em risco sob observação,
de validação clínica
accuracy and sensitivity.
de precisão e sensibilidade.
to people in two variants:
às pessoas em duas variações:
of the biomarker levels
dos níveis do biomarcador,
for the people in rural areas
para pessoas de áreas rurais,
levels go beyond the critical point.
do biomarcador vão além do ponto crítico.
in cardiac health care today,
nos cuidados de saúde cardíaca hoje,
self-care and technology.
autocuidado preventivo e tecnologia.
for the heart attack to occur
o ataque cardíaco ocorrer
into post-care treatment.
de recursos no pós-tratamento.
will already be done.
já terão acontecido.
for us to rethink medicine.
de repensarmos a medicina.
health-care technologies.
proativas de assistência médica.
not 10 years from now,
não daqui a dez anos,
his or her grandfather just like I did.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Akash Manoj - InventorAkash Manoj developed a novel technique that can non-invasively detect and alert at-risk patients of a potential asymptomatic heart-attack.
Why you should listen
Akash Manoj lost his grandfather due to a silent heart attack when he was thirteen. Silent heart attacks strike at-risk patients who are affected by nerve damage. Unlike most teenagers, inspired by the intricacies of the problem, Manoj translated his emotions into social motivation and, eventually, into action. At the end of three years of research and experiments funded by the Government of India at various labs across India, including SRISTI-BIRAC, he developed a novel technique that can non-invasively detect and alert at-risk patients of a potential asymptomatic heart-attack. His method involves transcutaneously isolating, identifying, spectroscopically analyzing, and sensing elevation in the levels of a cardiac biomarker called h-FABP in realtime -- a process that significantly establishes a path to preventative cardiovascular healthcare.
Manoj was awarded at the Intel ISEF 2018 and was conferred with the nation's highest honor (National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement | Gold Medallion) by the President of India.
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