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Ambulatory impedance cardiography: a feasibility study

A Sherwood1, J McFetridge, J S Hutcheson

  • 1Biobehavioral Research Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA. sherw002@mc.duke.edu

Journal of Applied Physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985)
|December 8, 1998
PubMed
Summary

A new wearable impedance monitor (AIM) accurately measures cardiac function during daily activities. This ambulatory impedance cardiography system shows high comparability with established methods, enabling continuous hemodynamic monitoring.

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Area of Science:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Cardiovascular Physiology

Background:

  • Ambulatory impedance monitoring allows for continuous hemodynamic assessment outside clinical settings.
  • Existing impedance cardiography systems often lack comfort and portability for daily use.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the comparability of a novel wearable, ambulatory impedance monitor (AIM) with a validated reference system.
  • To assess the AIM's ability to measure cardiac function during rest and postural changes.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a hybrid tetrapolar spot-band electrode configuration for the AIM system.
  • Comparison of AIM measurements (heart rate, pre-ejection period, left ventricular ejection time, stroke volume) against the Minnesota 304B impedance cardiograph.
  • Utilizing an orthostatic challenge (sitting vs. standing) in 11 healthy participants.

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Main Results:

  • AIM demonstrated high correlation with the Minnesota 304B system for all measured cardiac function parameters (Pearson R > +0.87, P < 0.001).
  • Cardiac responses to orthostatic challenge were comparable between the AIM and the reference system.
  • The AIM system proved comfortable and inconspicuous for participants.

Conclusions:

  • The wearable AIM system provides accurate and comparable impedance cardiographic measurements to a gold standard.
  • AIM is a promising tool for ambulatory, long-term hemodynamic monitoring, including 24-hour profiles.
  • This technology facilitates the study of cardiac function during normal daily activities.