title: Using ballistocardiography to measure cardiac performance: a brief review of its history and future significance.
abstract: Ballistocardiography (BCG) is a non-invasive technology that has been used to record ultra-low-frequency vibrations of the heart allowing for the measurement of cardiac cycle events including timing and amplitudes of contraction. Recent developments in BCG have made this technology simple to use, as well as time- and cost-efficient in comparison with other more complicated and invasive techniques used to evaluate cardiac performance. Recent technological advances are considerably greater since the advent of microprocessors and laptop computers. Along with the history of BCG, this paper reviews the present and future potential benefits of using BCG to measure cardiac cycle events and its application to clinical and applied research.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies, University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada.
authors.forename: Emelie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vogt
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: MacQuarrie
authors.forename: John Patrick
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Neary
mesh_terms: D001450:Ballistocardiography / Q000266:history / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000639:trends; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D004867:Equipment Design; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013997:Time Factors; D014732:Vibration