A Wearable Internet of Things Device for Noninvasive Remote Monitoring of Vital Signs Related to Heart Failure
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
Sensor Development
3. Skin Patch
4. Experimentation
4.1. Thoracic Impedance Sensor Calibration
4.2. Results
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameters | Conditions | Duration (min) |
---|---|---|
Thoracic Impedance Activity Status HR SPO2 | Sitting | 20 |
Thoracic Impedance Activity Status HR SPO2 | Standing | 20 |
Thoracic Impedance Activity Status HR SPO2 | Walking | 20 |
Subject | Gender | Age | Height (cm) | Weight (lb) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | M | 29 | 165.1 | 137 |
2 | M | 28 | 168 | 120 |
3 | M | 31 | 168 | 130 |
4 | M | 32 | 167.64 | 176 |
5 | F | 29 | 161.5 | 92.59 |
6 | F | 31 | 164 | 110.231 |
7 | F | 30 | 156 | 117 |
8 | F | 31 | 171 | 171.9 |
9 | F | 29 | 158 | 112 |
10 | F | 24 | 160 | 105 |
Avg TI | SPO2 | Avg HR | Activity Status | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sitting | Standing | Walking | Sitting | Standing | Walking | Sitting | Standing | Walking | Sitting | Standing | Walking |
269.9 | 277.6 | 284.5 | 98.9 | 99.3 | 99 | 69.9 | 67.3 | 70.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
218.3 | 231.3 | 236.6 | 98.3 | 97.9 | 99.1 | 68.8 | 79.7 | 105.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
223.1 | 216.0 | 220.7 | 99.6 | 98.4 | 98.7 | 70.0 | 64.9 | 89.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
287.1 | 295.6 | 291.3 | 98.8 | 99.5 | 97.5 | 66.5 | 74.9 | 71.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
190.1 | 195.9 | 196.3 | 97.7 | 97.1 | 98.5 | 76.9 | 81.5 | 86.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
221.2 | 229.6 | 231.6 | 98.7 | 98.4 | 97.8 | 61.9 | 67.2 | 75.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
210.1 | 217.4 | 218.1 | 97.1 | 97.3 | 98.5 | 67.1 | 65.4 | 74.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
268.8 | 280.2 | 291.1 | 99.1 | 99.7 | 98.3 | 65.9 | 64.7 | 82.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
242.6 | 245.2 | 239.9 | 98.6 | 98.9 | 97.7 | 66.9 | 62.7 | 78.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
226.4 | 228.9 | 230.8 | 99.5 | 97.1 | 98.6 | 77.3 | 75.7 | 73.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Iqbal, S.M.A.; Leavitt, M.A.; Mahgoub, I.; Asghar, W. A Wearable Internet of Things Device for Noninvasive Remote Monitoring of Vital Signs Related to Heart Failure. IoT 2024, 5, 155-167. https://doi.org/10.3390/iot5010008
Iqbal SMA, Leavitt MA, Mahgoub I, Asghar W. A Wearable Internet of Things Device for Noninvasive Remote Monitoring of Vital Signs Related to Heart Failure. IoT. 2024; 5(1):155-167. https://doi.org/10.3390/iot5010008
Chicago/Turabian StyleIqbal, Sheikh Muhammad Asher, Mary Ann Leavitt, Imadeldin Mahgoub, and Waseem Asghar. 2024. "A Wearable Internet of Things Device for Noninvasive Remote Monitoring of Vital Signs Related to Heart Failure" IoT 5, no. 1: 155-167. https://doi.org/10.3390/iot5010008