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Ordinary phones could soon be used to record the sounds of our hearts beating.

The app that lets people record their heart sounds has been found to make recordings of high- enough quality that you can hear your own heart beating.

When doctors listen to the heart using a stethoscope, they may be able to diagnose conditions such as heart failure, the irregular beat of a heart rhythm or heart murmurs.

The next step is to see if the electronic stethoscope can be used to make diagnoses.

The heart's electrical activity can be measured by some watches. People can record their heart sounds on their phones.

The first large-scale database of such sound recordings, connected with some basic personal information on the users, is provided by Lamata's app, calledEchoes.

People are told to sit in a quiet room and place their phone's microphone on their chest to make a recording.