Subcutaneous detection of acute myocardial infarction — preliminary results

The early detection of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a critical success factor in the treatment of patients suffering from it. In order to prevent patients from delaying seeking medical care, a subcutaneous AMI detection and alerting device is proposed. Pre-clinical data from experiments with acute ischemic pig models show that it is possible to capture ECG changes resulting from acute coronary artery occlusion with a subcutaneously implanted single lead ECG recorder. Moreover, these ECG changes correspond well with the simultaneously recorded surface ECG.