title: Design and Implementation of a Telecardiology System for Mobile Devices.
abstract: This paper presents the design and implementation of a system for digital telecardiology on mobile devices called Remote Cardio Consultation (RCC). Using RCC may improve first intervention procedures in case of heart attack. In fact, it allows physicians to remotely consult ECG signals from a mobile device or smartphone by using a so-called app. The remote consultation is implemented by a server application collecting physician availability to answer upon client support requests. The app can be used by first intervention clinicians and allows reducing delays and decision errors in emergency interventions. Thus, best decision, certified and supported by cardiologists, can be obtained in case of heart attacks and first interventions even by base medical doctors able to produce and send an ECG. RCC tests have been performed, and the prototype is freely available as a service for testing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Surgical Science, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cinaglia
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer Science, Modeling, Electronics and Systems Engineering, DIMES University of Calabria, Cosenza, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tradigo
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Surgical Science, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy. hguzzi@unicz.it.
authors.forename: Pietro H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Guzzi
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Surgical Science, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Pierangelo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Veltri
mesh_terms: D002309:Cardiology / Q000379:methods*; D040421:Cell Phone; D019992:Databases as Topic; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D019114:Remote Consultation; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Distributed System; ECG Data Analysis; Telecardiology; Telemedicine