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Area of Science:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Wearable Technology

Background:

  • Wearable devices for cardiovascular monitoring, including electrocardiography (ECG) and impedance cardiography (ICG), face challenges in unobtrusiveness and miniaturization.
  • Developing smarter devices and improved methods for signal acquisition, processing, and decision-making is crucial for wearable health technology.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate non-standard electrode placement configurations (EPCs) for combined ECG and ICG signal acquisition.
  • To assess the suitability of these configurations for integration into wearable devices.
  • To develop and apply a methodology for analyzing ECG signals and distinguishing key waves.

Main Methods:

  • Experimented with non-standard EPCs on the thoracic area and single arm for ECG acquisition.
  • Developed a methodology to detect R, S, and T waves and the RR interval from ECG signals.
  • Proposed and applied an algorithm to differentiate R waves from prominent T waves.

Main Results:

  • Non-standard EPCs demonstrated feasibility, yielding recognizable ECG waveforms suitable for post-processing.
  • Median sensitivity for R wave detection was lower (27.3%) compared to T wave (49%) and S wave (44.9%).
  • The proposed algorithm for distinguishing R waves from large T waves yielded satisfactory results.

Conclusions:

  • Identified and proposed the most suitable non-standard electrode locations for integrated ECG and ICG monitoring in wearable devices.