JCSE, vol. 6, no. 1, pp.67-78, March, 2012

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5626/JCSE.2012.6.1.67

CardioSentinal: A 24-hour Heart Care and Monitoring System

Min Gao, Qian Zhang, Lionel Ni, Yunhuai Liu, Xiaoxi Tang
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong/ The Third Research Institute of Ministry of Public Security, Shanghai, China/ New Element Medical Technology Development Corp., Shenzhen, China

Abstract: People are willing to spend more for their health. Traditional medical services are hospital-centric and patients obtain their treatments mainly at the clinics or hospitals. As people age, more medical services are needed to exceed the potentials of this hospital-centric service model. In this paper, we present the design and implementation of CardioSentinal, a 24-hour heart care and monitoring system. CardioSentinal is designed for in-home and daily medical services. It mainly focuses on the outpatients and elderly. CardioSentinal is an interdisciplinary system that integrates recent advances in many fields such as bio-sensors, small-range wireless communications, pervasive computing, cellular networks and modern data centers. We conducted numerous clinic trials for CardioSentinal. Experimental results show that the sensitivity and accuracy are quite high. It is not as good as the professional measurements in hospital due to harsh environments but the system provides valuable information for heart diseases with low-cost and extreme convenience. Some early experiences and lessons in the work will also be reported.

Keyword: Body sensor networks; Cardiovascular disease monitoring

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