Personal Heart Monitoring and Rehabilitation System using Smart Phones

This paper discusses a personalized heart monitoring system using smart phones and wireless (bio) sensors. We combine ubiquitous computing with mobile health technology to monitor the wellbeing of high risk cardiac patients. The smart phone analyses in real-time the ECG data and determines whether the person needs external help. The smart phone can automatically alert the ambulance and pre assigned caregivers when a dangerous arrhythmia is detected. The system can be personalized and rehabilitation programs can monitor the progress of a patient. Rehabilitation programs can be used to give advice (e.g. exercise more) or to reassure the patient when the bio-sensors and environmental data are within predefined ranges.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: ICMB
• Authors: Peter Leijdekkers, Valérie Gay
• Keywords: ICMB 2006, Rehabilitation Programs, Smart Phone, Smart Phone Analyses