Title :
The electronic measuring system for seismocardiography with separate QRS detection
Author :
Stork, Milan ; Trefny, Zdenek
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Electron. & Telecommun., Univ. of West Bohemia, Pilsen, Czech Republic
Abstract :
The Quantitative seismocardiography (Q-SCG) opens a new field of cardiovascular dynamics examination. Using this absolutely non-invasive method, a new field of monitoring heart rate variability was opened up. Systolic forces as well as heart rate variability in relation to changes in external stimuli are registered. Q-SCG probably offers a more complex view of both isotropic and chronotropic heart functions. It will be suitable for: examining operators exposed to stress; for assessing the effect of work, fatigue and mental stress; for monitoring persons as part of disease prevention. A new electronic system for acquisition of data for noninvasive Q-SCG and signal processing was developed. For better Q-SCG signal evaluation, also the QRS complex is detected and simultaneously registered.
Keywords :
blood flow measurement; cardiovascular system; data acquisition; diseases; electrocardiography; medical signal processing; QRS detection; cardiovascular dynamics; chronotropic heart functions; data acquisition; disease prevention; electronic measuring system; fatigue; heart rate variability; isotropic heart functions; mental stress; quantitative seismocardiography; signal processing; signal registration; systolic forces; Band pass filters; Force; Force sensors; Frequency measurement; Heart rate; Seismic measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Electronics (AE), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pilsen
Print_ISBN :
978-80-7043-865-7