NDLI: Smart solar ECG

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Subramanian, K. Thaker, J. Savla, P. Rane, M.
Copyright Year	2015
Description	Author affiliation: Biomed. Eng., D.J. Sanghvi Coll. of Eng., Mumbai, India (Subramanian, K.; Thaker, J.; Savla, P.; Rane, M.)
Abstract	Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) account for more people dying annually than from any other disease. WHO has said that by 2030 more than 23.3 million people will die annually of CVDs. They have also estimated that over 80% of the world's deaths from CVDs occur in low and middle income countries. The Global Burden of Diseases (GBD) study reported the death rate from coronary heart disease (CHD) in India as 1.6 million in the year 2010. A total of nearly 64 million cases of CVD are likely in the year 2015, of which nearly 61 million would be CHD cases. Electrocardiographs detect the electrical signals of the heart activity and produce an ECG, a graphic record of the voltage v/s time. ECG is used to diagnose and assist in treating some types of heart disease and arrhythmia. The ECG machines used in hospitals are extremely bulky and work on line voltage. As 63 percent of rural areas in India have no electricity, they are denied access to the ECG machine. The cost per test is expensive and hence its access is denied to rural areas of India, leading to an increase in the number of deaths. We have developed a low cost, portable, smart, light weight and solar powered ECG capable of acquiring 30-35 hours of continuous ECG data. The device being solar powered eliminates its dependency on electricity and being low cost gives access to the common man. It will also be free from line frequency noise, improving the quality of the signal received. The device is also smart enabling the user to know how much charge is left with the device preventing a shut down during monitoring an ECG. The ECG is also transmitted to a mobile phone or computer using a Bluetooth transmitter. An additional option of charging the batteries with the help of a simple mobile phone charger is also provided.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	5
File Size	408895
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781479976768
e-ISBN	9781479976782
DOI	10.1109/EESCO.2015.7253662
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2015-01-24
Publisher Place	India
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Band-pass filters Green energy Bluetooth Noise Electrocardiography ECG Line frequency noise Frequency response Batteries Diseases
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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