title: Capacitive ECG recording and beat-to-beat interval estimation after major cardiac event.
abstract: Today, heart diseases are the most common cause of death in the U.S.. Due to improved healthcare, more and more patients survive a major cardiac event, e.g. a heart attack. However, participation in everyday activity (e.g. driving a car) can be impaired afterwards. Patients might benefit from heart activity monitoring while driving using a capacitive ECG (cECG). However, it is unknown whether cECG is an appropriate monitoring tool for such patients. In this work, first results from a study including 10 patients having survived at least one major cardiac event are presented. It is shown that cECG can be used to diagnose heart rhythm deviations and estimate beat-to-beat intervals similar to conventional ECG.
authors.forename: Lennart
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Leicht
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Skobel
authors.forename: Marcel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mathissen
authors.forename: Steffen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leonhardt
authors.forename: Soren
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weyer
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wartzek
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reith
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mohler
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Teichmann
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D004566:Electrodes; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013997:Time Factors