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Doctors at The Ohio State University Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital are testing a high-tech vest which measures fluid inside the lungs from outside a person`s clothing. It could be a new way to prevent repeated trips to the hospital for the nearly six million Americans living with heart failure.

There might be some good news for the nearly six million Americans with congestive heart failure. Those patients are often in and out of hospitals because their lungs fill with fluid. But as CBS2’s Dr. Max Gomez reports, a new device – a “radar vest” – could prevent those hospital stays.

When people with congestive heart failure feel short of breath and fatigued, it means their lungs are slowly filling with fluid. But by the time they feel those symptoms, they may need hospitalization to correct the problem.

Doctors at The Ohio State University Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital are testing a high-tech vest which measures fluid inside the lungs from outside a person’s clothing. It could be a new way to prevent repeated trips to the hospital for the nearly six million Americans living with heart failure.