title: Lifestyle support through efficient ECG acquisition and analysis.
abstract: People are becoming more aware of their health and the lifestyles they live. As people use computers more and more in a wide variety of occupations, they would find it desirable to monitor their lifestyle without having to leave their desk. Through the analysis of the Electrocardiogram (ECG), it is possible to obtain a person's heartrate and diagnose a number of conditions associated with abnormal heart function. To obtain an accurate heartrate, the ECG signals have to be analysed and calculations performed to find occurrences of the QRS complex, a major component of the ECG signal. This research entailed creating the software required to interpret ECG signals recorded from an innovative computer peripheral allowing recordings from the user's forearms as they operate the computer. The user could therefore effortlessly monitor their lifestyle during normal computer usage.
authors.affiliation: School of Computing and Mathematics, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ulster at Jordanstown, Northern Ireland, BT37 0QB.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Devlin
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nugent
authors.forename: Dewar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Finlay
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000295:instrumentation; D016287:Computer Peripherals; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*