JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATIONS (JCM)
ISSN : 1796-2021
Volume : 2 Issue : 2 Date : March 2007
Heart Failure Monitoring System Based on Wearable and Information Technologies
Elena Villalba, M.T. Arredondo, M. Ottaviano, D. Salvi, E. Hoyo-Barbolla, and S. Guillen
Page(s): 10-21
Full Text: PDF (935 KB)
Abstract
In Europe, Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) are the leading source of death, causing 45% of all
deceases. Besides, Heart Failure, the paradigm of CVD, mainly affects people older than 65. In the
current aging society, the European MyHeart Project was created, whose mission is to empower
citizens to fight CVD by leading a preventive lifestyle and being able to be diagnosed at an early
stage. This paper presents the development of a Heart Failure Management System, based on daily
monitoring of Vital Body Signals, with wearable and mobile technologies, for the continuous
assessment of this chronic disease. The System makes use of the latest technologies for
monitoring heart condition, both with wearable garments (e.g. for measuring ECG and Respiration);
and portable devices (such as Weight Scale and Blood Pressure Cuff) both with Bluetooth
capabilities.
Index Terms
wearable systems, Bluetooth sensors, web services, health monitoring, personalized applications
ISSN : 1796-2021
Volume : 2 Issue : 2 Date : March 2007
Heart Failure Monitoring System Based on Wearable and Information Technologies
Elena Villalba, M.T. Arredondo, M. Ottaviano, D. Salvi, E. Hoyo-Barbolla, and S. Guillen
Page(s): 10-21
Full Text: PDF (935 KB)
Abstract
In Europe, Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) are the leading source of death, causing 45% of all
deceases. Besides, Heart Failure, the paradigm of CVD, mainly affects people older than 65. In the
current aging society, the European MyHeart Project was created, whose mission is to empower
citizens to fight CVD by leading a preventive lifestyle and being able to be diagnosed at an early
stage. This paper presents the development of a Heart Failure Management System, based on daily
monitoring of Vital Body Signals, with wearable and mobile technologies, for the continuous
assessment of this chronic disease. The System makes use of the latest technologies for
monitoring heart condition, both with wearable garments (e.g. for measuring ECG and Respiration);
and portable devices (such as Weight Scale and Blood Pressure Cuff) both with Bluetooth
capabilities.
Index Terms
wearable systems, Bluetooth sensors, web services, health monitoring, personalized applications
