Title page for E-project-102607-133008

Project Type MQP

Submission date 2007-10-26

Authors
Boyla O Mainsah, BE
Thomas R Wester, BE

URN E-project-102607-133008

Title Design of a Dual Heart Rate Variability Monitor

Advisor
Mendelson, Yitzhak, BE

Availability unrestricted

Abstract
Decreased heart rate variability (HRV) seems to predict increased risks of sudden cardiac death. Thus HRV monitoring may provide additional information that could help in the risk stratification of patients. We designed a dual-channel personal computer based monitor to calculate HR and HRV indices, from electrocardiogram (ECG) and photoplethysmogram (PPG) signals. Preliminary tests showed that the PPG signal can be used as an alternative to obtain accurate HRV values from resting subjects.

Files
07B014M.pdf

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Project Type	MQP
Submission date	2007-10-26
Authors	Boyla O Mainsah, BE Thomas R Wester, BE
URN	E-project-102607-133008
Title	Design of a Dual Heart Rate Variability Monitor
Advisor	Mendelson, Yitzhak, BE
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Decreased heart rate variability (HRV) seems to predict increased risks of sudden cardiac death. Thus HRV monitoring may provide additional information that could help in the risk stratification of patients. We designed a dual-channel personal computer based monitor to calculate HR and HRV indices, from electrocardiogram (ECG) and photoplethysmogram (PPG) signals. Preliminary tests showed that the PPG signal can be used as an alternative to obtain accurate HRV values from resting subjects.
Files	07B014M.pdf