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Keeping a Beat on the HeartFeel the relief of a patient suffering from heart arrhythmia, who is able to return home while having her heart monitored by health professionals 24 hours a day, without the fear that she will miss an important indicator and suffer a fatal heart attack - using technology originally developed to conduct experiments on the Space Shuttle. Approximately 400,000 Americans die every year from sudden heart attacks . Medical research revealed that patterns of electrical activity in the heart can act as predictors of these lethal cardiac events known as arrhythmias. Fortunately, certain arrhythmias such as ventricular fibrillation (loss of regular heartbeat and subsequent loss of function) and ventricular tachycardia (rapid heartbeats), can be detected and appropriately treated. Today, patients at moderate risk of arrhythmias can benefit from technology that would permit long- term continuous monitoring of electrical cardiac rhythms outside the hospital environment in the comfort of their own homes. Medical telemetry systems, also known as telemedicine, are evolving rapidly as wireless communication technology advances, evidenced by the commercial products and research prototypes for remote health monitoring that have appeared in recent years. Wireless systems allow patients to move freely in their home and work environment while being monitored remotely by health care professionals.
Document ID
20050205658
Acquisition Source
Glenn Research Center
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Authors
Liszka, Kathy J.
(Akron Univ. Akron, OH, United States)
Mackin, Michael A.
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Liehter, Michael J.
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
York, David W.
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Pillai, Dilip
(Case Western Reserve Univ. OH, United States)
Rosenbaum, David S.
(Case Western Reserve Univ. OH, United States)
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2005
Subject Category
Electronics And Electrical Engineering
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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