WANDA B.: Weight and activity with blood pressure monitoring system for heart failure patients

Author

Suh, Myung-kyung ; Evangelista, Lorraine S. ; Chen, Victor ; Hong, Wen-sao ; Macbeth, Jamie ; Nahapetian, Ani ; Figueras, Florence-joy ; Sarrafzadeh, Mahid

Author_Institution

Comput. Sci. Dept., Univ. of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA

fYear

2010

fDate

14-17 June 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

Heart failure is a leading cause of death in the United States, with around 5 million Americans currently suffering from congestive heart failure. The WANDA B. wireless health technology leverages sensor technology and wireless communication to monitor heart failure patient activity and to provide tailored guidance. Patients who have cardiovascular system disorders can measure their weight, blood pressure, activity levels, and other vital signs in a real-time automated fashion. The system was developed in conjunction with the UCLA Nursing School and the UCLA Wireless Health Institute for use on actual patients. It is currently in use with real patients in a clinical trial.

Keywords

Strontium; Health monitoring; heart failure; real-time feedback; telemedicine; wireless health;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

World of Wireless Mobile and Multimedia Networks (WoWMoM), 2010 IEEE International Symposium on a

Conference_Location

Montreal, QC, Canada

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-7264-2

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-7263-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WOWMOM.2010.5534983

Filename

5534983