Toward personal eHealth in cardiology. Results from the EPI-MEDICS telemedicine project

Rubel, P.; Fayn, Jocelyne; Nollo, Giandomenico; Assanelli, Deodato; Li, Bo; Restier, Lioara; Adami, Stefano; Arod, Sébastien; Atoui, Hussein; Ohlsson, Mattias; Simon-Chautemps, L.; Telisson, David; Malossi, C.; Ziliani, Gian-Luca; Galassi, Alfredo R.; Edenbrandt, Lars; Chevalier, Philippe

doi:10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2005.06.011

Cited by 100 publications

(42 citation statements)

References 7 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…In a survey conducted at the end of the project, the following questions: "whether the service had a positive impact on improving the quality of life", "did this service improved your sense of security", and "whether you would like to use this service in the future"-"yes" or "definitely yes," answered respectively-83%, 94% and 92% of respondents, what corresponds with the positive perception of mobile services by patients in other studies (5). Only 3 patients withdrew from further participation in the project because of technical problems with using the device.…”

Section: Patient Satisfactionsupporting

confidence: 56%

Long-term event-Holter monitoring in low-populated areas as a valuable diagnostic tool in the detection of arrhythmia

HaraÅczyk¹,

KonieczyÅska²,

PÅazak³

2017

Curr Res Cardiol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

OBJECTIVES:The purpose of the present study was to implement eventHolter tele-ECG system in small-town area with poor access to healthcare. METHODS:One hundred patients aged over 55 with suspected arrhythmia were studied for one month, using 4-electrode event-Holter device. The study protocol included 3-times daily acquisition of ECG during complaints. For the period of observation patients were supported by a technical help-desk, psychologist, dietician and physicians. RESULTS:During this study patients recorded over 7000 ECGs, with pathology rate of 19%. Quality of recordings remained high (88% ECGs of good quality), and patient's satisfaction was excellent. Clinical impact was reflected in change of treatment in 16 patients, referring to cardiology clinic in 4 patients or cardiac ambulatory treatment in 33 individuals. CONCLUSION: We found event-Holter monitoring as a valuable tool, that may be helpful in daily arrhythmia management. Prolonged time of acquisition may help to register arrhythmia otherwise remaining undetected.

show abstract

Section: Patient Satisfactionsupporting

confidence: 56%

Long-term event-Holter monitoring in low-populated areas as a valuable diagnostic tool in the detection of arrhythmia

HaraÅczyk¹,

KonieczyÅska²,

PÅazak³

2017

Curr Res Cardiol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. In particular, the adoption and utilisation of these wireless technologies is growing rapidly as hospitals and medical equipment firms realise the benefits which can be delivered [10,11].…”

Section: Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

Towards Improved Healthcare Performance: Examining Technological Possibilities and Patient Satisfaction with Wireless Body Area Networks

et al. 2009

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This paper investigates the benefits of using less intrusive wireless technologies for heart monitoring. By replacing well established heart monitoring devices (i.e. Holter) with wireless ECG based Body Area Networks (BAN), improved healthcare performance can be achieved, reflected in (1) high quality ECG recordings during physical activities and (2) increased patient satisfaction. A small scale clinical trial was conducted to compare both technologies and the results illustrate that the wireless ECG monitor was able to detect ECG signals intended for arrhythmia diagnostics. Furthermore, from a patient's perspective, both technologies were evaluated using three dimensions, namely; hygienic aspects, physical activity, and skin reactions. Results demonstrate that the wireless ECG BAN showed better performance, especially regarding the hygienic aspects. It was also favourable for use during physical activities, and the signal quality of the wireless sensor system demonstrated good performance regarding signal noise and artefact disturbances. This paper concludes that wireless cardiac monitoring systems have significant benefits from a patient's perspective, and further clinical trials should be conducted to further evaluate the new ECG based BAN system, to identify the possibility of widespread adoption and utilisation of wireless technology for arrhythmia diagnostics.

show abstract

“…The traditional way of providing telemedicine services is to transmit biomedical signals from a patient to a hospital using "landlines," such as the Public Switched Telephony Network and the Integrated Services Digital Network [3][4][5] . The development of mobile technology has led to new mHealth applications in healthcare provision 6 . Although face-toface consultations between a clinician and a patient will never be replaced, there are medical cases that can be managed more efficiently by adopting wireless telemedicine.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Although face-toface consultations between a clinician and a patient will never be replaced, there are medical cases that can be managed more efficiently by adopting wireless telemedicine. A wireless transmission is becoming increasingly popular in healthcare and biomedical engineering 6 . Modern data transmission wireless technologies give new possibilities to the designers of mobile medical equipment.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Microcontroller - Based System for Electrogastrography Monitoring Through Wireless Transmission

Haddab¹,

Laghrouche²

2009

Measurement Science Review

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Electrogastrography (EGG) is a non-invasive method for recording the electrical activity of the stomach. This paper presents a system designed for monitoring the EGG physiological variables of a patient outside the hospital environment. The signal acquisition is achieved by means of an ambulatory system carried by the patient and connected to him through skin electrodes. The acquired signal is transmitted via the Bluetooth to a mobile phone where the data are stored into the memory and then transferred via the GSM network to the processing and diagnostic unit in the hospital. EGG is usually contaminated by artefacts and other signals, which are sometimes difficult to remove. We have used a neural network method for motion artefacts removal and biological signal separation.

show abstract

Toward personal eHealth in cardiology. Results from the EPI-MEDICS telemedicine project

Cited by 100 publications

References 7 publications

Long-term event-Holter monitoring in low-populated areas as a valuable diagnostic tool in the detection of arrhythmia

Long-term event-Holter monitoring in low-populated areas as a valuable diagnostic tool in the detection of arrhythmia

Towards Improved Healthcare Performance: Examining Technological Possibilities and Patient Satisfaction with Wireless Body Area Networks

Microcontroller - Based System for Electrogastrography Monitoring Through Wireless Transmission

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About