Wearable nanosensor-based hardware and software complex for dynamic cardiac monitoring

Abstract

To date, continuous dynamic monitoring of the cardiovascular system is relevant for improvement of the quality of diagnosis of cardiac diseases. The equipment available for continuous cardiac monitoring operates in the standard frequency range, has a low resolution, and contains filters that limit signals in low and high frequencies. The development of wearable devices and high-resolution methods for dynamic cardiac monitoring to record signals in the range from 0 to 3500 Hz without filtering and averaging is of high priority. In addition, this will allow us to obtain new data on the atria and ventricles of the heart and to detect cardiovascular diseases at an early stage. A wearable hardware and software complex based on nanosensors was developed, and preliminary technical tests of the complex were carried out. An algorithm and a program were developed to detect micropotentials over the entire duration of the ECG signal except for the waves of cardiac pulses and sharp peaks in signal processing. Histograms were built for quantitative evaluation of micropotentials, and the total energy of micropotentials was calculated. Preliminary medical studies were carried out on volunteers.