Title :
The smartphone accessory heart rate monitor
Author :
Diab, Mohamad O. ; Marak, R.A. ; Dichari, M. ; Moslem, B.
Author_Institution :
Bio-Instrum. Dept., Rafik Hariri Univ., Damour, Lebanon
Abstract :
This paper describes a design for a smartphone accessory that aims to determine the human heart rate, especially for cardiac patients who need to monitor their heart rate, it being an important indicator for prognosis and diagnosis, and also share it with their physician anytime to seek medical advice when needed. The goal of this paper is to present our design of this compact sized and user friendly smartphone accessory that can be accounted in clinical care and practice.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; electrocardiography; health care; medical diagnostic computing; medical signal processing; patient care; patient monitoring; smart phones; telemedicine; Android application; Arduino ADK board; ECG simulator; cardiac patients; clinical care; diagnosis; heart rate monitoring; human heart rate determination; medical advice; prognosis; smartphone accessory heart rate monitor; telemonitoring devices; Biomedical monitoring; Electrocardiography; Electrodes; Heart rate; Medical services; Monitoring; Smart phones; Android application; Arduino ADK board; ECG simulator; Heart rate;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Medical Applications (ICCMA), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sousse
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5213-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICCMA.2013.6506185
