scholarly journals Design and Implementation of a Low Cost Wireless Ambulatory ECG Monitoring System for Deployment in Rural Communities

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (15) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Hassan Ali ◽  
Ben Ernest Villaneouva ◽  
Raziq Yaqub
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Monitoring System ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Ecg Monitoring ◽  
Ecg Signals ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Ambulatory Ecg ◽  
Ambulatory Ecg Monitoring ◽  
Ecg Data

Due to the rising number of heart patients and the apparent need for more robust electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring of these patients, hospitals are increasingly investing in typical cloud technology or centralized hospital server based remote ECG monitoring systems. However, the deployment these systems in rural communities is limited due to the high cost factor. To counter this challenge, in this paper, we focus on the design and implementation of a low cost real time wireless ambulatory ECG monitoring system. The detected ECG signals are first filtered and amplified and then digitally converted by a microcontroller. The digitized ECG signals are then sent over a ZigBee wireless link to a gateway personal computer (PC) at patient’s premises. The received ECG data from the ZigBee connection is displayed in real time via the National Instruments (NI) Laboratory Virtual Instrument Engineering Workbench (LabVIEW) user interface on the PC for instant personalized evaluation of the ECG data. The ECG data can be saved on the PC and sent via email to a remote cardiologist or a clinician. Additionally, the gateway PC at patient’s end acts as web server for sharing patient’s data over the Internet.  The remote off-site physician (medical staff in a hospital) can use a web browser on a PC, laptop or a mobile phone with Internet connection to access patient’s real time ECG trace for monitoring, expert review and diagnosis. It is shown that the system prototype allows users to acquire reliable ECG signals effectively and simply. The proposed ambulatory ECG system offers an alternative low cost deployment strategy and is especially suited for remote cardiac monitoring of patients in rural communities.

Design of Portable Electrocardiograph Monitoring System

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia Hua-Ping ◽  
Zhao Jun-Long ◽  
Liu Jun
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Monitoring System ◽  
Data Storage ◽  
P Wave ◽  
Ecg Monitoring ◽  
The Public ◽  
Ecg Signals ◽  
Early Warning Mechanism ◽  
Timely Treatment ◽  
Ecg Data

Cardiovascular disease is one of the major diseases that threaten the human health. But the existing electrocardiograph (ECG) monitoring system has many limitations in practical application. In order to monitor ECG in real time, a portable ECG monitoring system based on the Android platform is developed to meet the needs of the public. The system uses BMD101 ECG chip to collect and process ECG signals in the Android system, where data storage and waveform display of ECG data can be realized. The Bluetooth HC-07 module is used for ECG data transmission. The abnormal ECG can be judged by P wave, QRS bandwidth, and RR interval. If abnormal ECG is found, an early warning mechanism will be activated to locate the user’s location in real time and send preset short messages, so that the user can get timely treatment, avoiding dangerous occurrence. The monitoring system is convenient and portable, which brings great convenie to the life of ordinary cardiovascular users.

scholarly journals Early Detection of Atrial Fibrillation Based on ECG Signals

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Nuzhat Ahmed ◽  
Yong Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Monitoring System ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Threshold Values ◽  
Heart Health ◽  
Ecg Signals ◽  
Normal Heart Rate

Atrial fibrillation, often called AF is considered to be the most common type of cardiac arrhythmia, which is a major healthcare challenge. Early detection of AF and the appropriate treatment is crucial if the symptoms seem to be consistent and persistent. This research work focused on the development of a heart monitoring system which could be considered as a feasible solution in early detection of potential AF in real time. The objective was to bridge the gap in the market for a low-cost, at home use, noninvasive heart health monitoring system specifically designed to periodically monitor heart health in subjects with AF disorder concerns. The main characteristic of AF disorder is the considerably higher heartbeat and the varying period between observed R waves in electrocardiogram (ECG) signals. This proposed research was conducted to develop a low cost and easy to use device that measures and analyzes the heartbeat variations, varying time period between successive R peaks of the ECG signal and compares the result with the normal heart rate and RR intervals. Upon exceeding the threshold values, this device creates an alert to notify about the possible AF detection. The prototype for this research consisted of a Bitalino ECG sensor and electrodes, an Arduino microcontroller, and a simple circuit. The data was acquired and analyzed using the Arduino software in real time. The prototype was used to analyze healthy ECG data and using the MIT-BIH database the real AF patient data was analyzed, and reasonable threshold values were found, which yielded a reasonable success rate of AF detection.

Remote Real-Time ECG Monitoring System Based on 3G Network

2013 ◽  
Vol 380-384 ◽  
pp. 794-797
Author(s):  
Yin Yang Zhang ◽  
Jie Sun ◽  
Chun Chen Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Monitoring System ◽  
Ecg Monitoring ◽  
Embedded Control ◽  
The Real ◽  
3G Network ◽  
Real Time Transmission ◽  
Application Requirements ◽  
Design Proposal ◽  
Ecg Data

In order to meet the flexibility and real-time of the remote ECG monitoring system and other application requirements, a design proposal of a remote real-time ECG monitoring system based on 3G chip is presented in this paper. ARM9-based embedded control chip S3C2440 is chosen as the core and 3G module SIM5218 embedded TCP / IP protocol stack is used to transmit ECG data of the system which has functions of displaying the real-time ECG waveform and alarming. Thus, the real-time transmission of the large ECG data from the user to the monitoring center has been accomplished in this system. The research of the system provides convenience for the timely rescue of patients with cardiovascular disease.

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