Marcelli Emanuela, Capucci Alessandro, Minardi Gabriele, Cercenelli Laura
From the *Experimental Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine Department, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; and †U.O.C. Cardiologia Clinica, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.
ASAIO J. 2017 Jan/Feb;63(1):73-79. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000000446.
This study describes the conceptual design and the first prototype implementation of the Multi-Sense CardioPatch, a wearable multi-sensor patch for remote heart monitoring aimed at providing a more detailed and comprehensive heart status diagnostics. The system integrates multiple sensors in a single patch for detection of both electrical (electrocardiogram, ECG) and mechanical (heart sounds, HS) cardiac activity, in addition to physical activity (PA). The prototypal system also comprises a microcontroller board with a radio communication unit and it is powered by a Li-Ion rechargeable battery. Results from preliminary evaluations on healthy subjects have shown that the prototype can successfully measure electro-mechanical cardiac activity, providing useful cardiac indexes. The system has potential to improve remote monitoring of cardiac function in chronically diseased patients undergoing home-based cardiac rehabilitation programs.
本研究描述了多传感心脏贴片的概念设计和首个原型实现，这是一种用于远程心脏监测的可穿戴多传感器贴片，旨在提供更详细和全面的心脏状态诊断。该系统在单个贴片中集成了多个传感器，用于检测心脏的电活动（心电图，ECG）和机械活动（心音，HS），此外还可检测身体活动（PA）。该原型系统还包括一个带有无线电通信单元的微控制器板，并由锂离子可充电电池供电。对健康受试者的初步评估结果表明，该原型能够成功测量心脏的机电活动，提供有用的心脏指标。该系统有潜力改善对正在接受家庭心脏康复计划的慢性病患者心脏功能的远程监测。
