Journal of information and communication convergence engineering

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An ECG Monitoring and Analysis Method for Ubiquitous Healthcare System in WSN

  • Bhardwaj, Sachin (Department of Ubiquitous Information Technology, Dongseo University) ;
  • Lee, Dae-Seok (Department of Ubiquitous Information Technology, Dongseo University) ;
  • Chung, Wan-Young (Division of Computer and Information Engineering, Dongseo University)
  • Published : 2007.03.30
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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to design and implement a new ECG signal monitoring and analysis method for the home care of elderly persons or patients, using wireless sensor network (WSN) technology. The wireless technology for home-care purpose gives new possibilities for monitoring of vital parameter with wearable biomedical sensors and will give the patient freedom to be mobile and still be under continuously monitoring. Developed platform for portable real-time analysis of ECG signals can be used as an advanced diagnosis and alarming system. The ECG features are used to detect life-threatening arrhythmias, with an emphasis on the software for analyzing the P-wave, QRS complex, and T-wave in ECG signals at server after receiving data from base station. Based on abnormal ECG activity, the server transfer diagnostic results and alarm conditions to a doctor's PDA. Doctor can diagnose the patients who have survived from arrhythmia diseases.

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