Comparative analysis of seismocardiogram waves with the ultra-low frequency ballistocardiogram.
Simultaneous seismocardiogram (SCG) and ultra-low frequency ballistocardiogram (BCG) signals are recorded. Preliminary results from the BCG helped tag which waves on the SCG are related to the rapid systolic ejection and aortic valve closure events. These results agreed with and further confirmed previous findings using the echocardiogram. This is the first reported work on comparisons of SCG and BCG signals and provides a setup to study the effects of arterial circulation on the morphology of the SCG signal.
Ngai
Brandon
B
Centre for Integrative Bioengineering Research (CiBER), School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A1S6, Canada. bngai@sfu.ca
Tavakolian
Kouhyar
K
Akhbardeh
Alireza
A
Blaber
Andrew P
AP
Kaminska
Bozena
B
Noordergraaf
Abraham
A
D001450:Ballistocardiography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D001698:Biomedical Engineering / Q000379:methods; D002319:Cardiovascular System; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler / Q000379:methods; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D014732:Vibration