Abstract:
Cardiovascular diseases are the major cause of mortality rate in India with more than 50 % of the patients coming from a rural background. IoT plays a crucial role in dev...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
Cardiovascular diseases are the major cause of mortality rate in India with more than 50 % of the patients coming from a rural background. IoT plays a crucial role in developing point of care devices which cater to the healthcare demands of the rising rural populace. ECG monitoring system plays a key role as a diagnostic tool for cardiac abnormalities. Thus it becomes important to develop a portable point of care (POC) device at an affordable price so as to monitor the patients' cardiac health without interfering in their daily schedule. We developed an end to end health care workflow comprising three important modules. Firstly, a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) enabled portable 5-lead ECG monitor system with small form factor. Next, a smart phone based android application, which receives, plots and analyzes the data sent from ECG device. Finally, a remote server where the patient data and analysis reports are stored for future reference of a professional medical practitioner. The device was tested using real time data from a rural hospital and further the obtained ECG signatures were compared with standard GE and SIEMENS ECG machines. The results were validated by a cardiologist of a super specialty hospital.
Published in: 2018 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems (ANTS)
Date of Conference: 16-19 December 2018
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 09 May 2019
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