title: Multi-Sense CardioPatch: A Wearable Patch for Remote Monitoring of Electro-Mechanical Cardiac Activity.
abstract: This study describes the conceptual design and the first prototype implementation of the Multi-Sense CardioPatch, a wearable multi-sensor patch for remote heart monitoring aimed at providing a more detailed and comprehensive heart status diagnostics. The system integrates multiple sensors in a single patch for detection of both electrical (electrocardiogram, ECG) and mechanical (heart sounds, HS) cardiac activity, in addition to physical activity (PA). The prototypal system also comprises a microcontroller board with a radio communication unit and it is powered by a Li-Ion rechargeable battery. Results from preliminary evaluations on healthy subjects have shown that the prototype can successfully measure electro-mechanical cardiac activity, providing useful cardiac indexes. The system has potential to improve remote monitoring of cardiac function in chronically diseased patients undergoing home-based cardiac rehabilitation programs.
authors.affiliation: From the *Experimental Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine Department, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; and †U.O.C. Cardiologia Clinica, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.
authors.forename: Emanuela
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marcelli
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Capucci
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Minardi
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cercenelli
mesh_terms: D004562:Electrocardiography; D015444:Exercise; D006347:Heart Sounds; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D058998:Remote Sensing Technology