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Sungjun Kwon¹, Jeongsu Lee, Gih Sung Chung

¹Interdisciplinary Program of Bioengineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 110 799, Korea. Sjkwon@ bmsil.snu.ac.kr

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Area of Science:

Biomedical Engineering
Medical Technology
Mobile Health

Background:

The increasing prevalence of medical technology enables patient status evaluation outside clinical settings.
Smartphones, like the iPhone, possess sensors capable of detecting physiological signals.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the iPhone's 3-axis accelerometer as a reliable device for extracting heart rate.
To assess the accuracy and consistency of iPhone-derived heart rate measurements against a reference electrocardiogram (ECG).

Main Methods:

Utilized the iPhone's 3-axis accelerometer to capture subtle body movements associated with cardiac activity.
Compared heart rate data extracted from iPhone acceleration signals with data from a reference ECG signal.

Main Results:

The iPhone's accelerometer demonstrated sufficient sensitivity to detect cardiac-induced movements.
Heart rate extraction using the iPhone showed high accuracy and consistency when compared to ECG reference data.

Conclusions:

The iPhone can function as a reliable heart rate extractor for medical purposes.
This preliminary study validates the potential of using smartphones for remote and accessible heart rate monitoring.