ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SEISMOCARDIOGRAPHY - Noninvasive Examination and Signal Evaluation

Zdenek Trefny, Milan Stork, Martin Trefny

2009

Abstract

The Quantitative seismocardiography (Q-SCG) opens a new field of cardiovascular dynamics examination. Using this absolutely non-invasive method, a new field of monitoring heart rate variability was opened up. Systolic forces as well as heart rate variability in relation to changes in external stimuli are registered. Q-SCG probably offers a more complex view of both isotropic and chronotropic heart functions. It will be suitable for: examining operators exposed to stress; for assessing the effect of work, fatigue and mental stress; for monitoring persons as part of disease prevention; for determining a person’s ability to carry out their duties both on the ground and in the air. An electronic system for acquisition of data for noninvasive Q-SCG and signal processing is also presented. The measuring system is based on analog filter, analog/digital converter, microcontroller and personal computer. A special digital smoothing polynomial filter is used for signal processing. The example of real measured and evaluated signal is also shown.

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in Harvard Style

Trefny Z., Stork M. and Trefny M. (2009). ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SEISMOCARDIOGRAPHY - Noninvasive Examination and Signal Evaluation . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Volume 1: BIODEVICES, (BIOSTEC 2009) ISBN 978-989-8111- 64-7, pages 204-208. DOI: 10.5220/0001534602040208


in Bibtex Style

@conference{biodevices09,
author={Zdenek Trefny and Milan Stork and Martin Trefny},
title={ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SEISMOCARDIOGRAPHY - Noninvasive Examination and Signal Evaluation},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Volume 1: BIODEVICES, (BIOSTEC 2009)},
year={2009},
pages={204-208},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001534602040208},
isbn={978-989-8111- 64-7},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Volume 1: BIODEVICES, (BIOSTEC 2009)
TI - ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SEISMOCARDIOGRAPHY - Noninvasive Examination and Signal Evaluation
SN - 978-989-8111- 64-7
AU - Trefny Z.
AU - Stork M.
AU - Trefny M.
PY - 2009
SP - 204
EP - 208
DO - 10.5220/0001534602040208