Heart monitor signals indicating a patient's heart characteristics are amplified without affecting the signal characteristics. The amplified heart monitor signals with atypical characteristics are transmitted to a pattern recognition platform which stores the patient's previously provided signals with atypical characteristics. The patient's present and previously provided signals with atypical characteristics are compared to select the previously provided signals with characteristics closest to those of the presently provided signals. Database signals identifying different types of heart problems in third parties and having characteristics closest to the patient's selected atypical signals are chosen. Dependent upon the severity of the patient's heart problems identified by the chosen database signals, the monitor transmits the chosen database signals to an individual one of the patient's doctor, the patient's hospital and an emergency care facility.