Title of article :
Auricall®. A new device for a non-invasive, wireless, continuous monitoring of oxygen saturation and heart rate in patients with heart failure
Author/Authors :
Isabella Sudano، نويسنده , , Andreas J. Flammer، نويسنده , , Frank Hermann، نويسنده , , Thomas Syburra، نويسنده , , Priska Kaiser، نويسنده , , Astrid Hirt، نويسنده , , Matthias Hermann، نويسنده , , Roberto Corti، نويسنده , , Frank Ruschitzka، نويسنده , , Gregor Zünd، نويسنده , , Georg Noll، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Sleep apnoea syndrome is frequent in patients with heart failure and associated with a worse prognosis. We evaluated a new device (Auricall®) for non-invasive, continuous recording of oxygen saturation (SpO2) and heart rate (HR) in patients with heart failure. We studied 20 patients (mean age 48.43 ± 14.4 years, NYHA class II–III). All patients were requested to carry the device for at least 36 h and to write a diary during the recording time. Satisfactory recording of SpO2 and HR was possible to obtain in 18 of 20 patients. Indeed 9 out of 18 patients showed significant periodic changes in SpO2 during sleep. Therefore, Auricall® is a useful tool to non-invasively monitor SpO2 and HR in patients with heart failure and to detect breathing disorders in these patients.
Keywords :
Heart Failure , oxygen saturation , Sleep apnoea syndrome , pulse oximetry
