A complete set-up to evaluate the correlation between blood pressure and pulse transit time

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorHajzeraj, Adhurim
dc.contributor.authorBelcastro, Marco
dc.contributor.authorAlfieri, Davide
dc.contributor.authorO'Flynn, Brendan
dc.contributor.funderEuropean Regional Development Funden
dc.contributor.funderScience Foundation Irelanden
dc.contributor.funderEuropean Commissionen
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-09T14:23:40Z
dc.date.available2018-10-09T14:23:40Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.date.updated2018-10-09T14:11:26Z
dc.description.abstractBlood pressure (BP) has always been one of the most important parameters in monitoring cardiovascular system conditions and coronary artery diseases (CAD), such as angina and myocardial infarction (commonly known as a heart attack). This is due to the fact that many of the changes within the cardiovascular system, such as clogged arteries, for example, are reflected by changes in BP. A number of methods and devices that can measure BP are available on the market for both clinical and consumer use. However, being able to measure one’s own BP non-invasively, with the required frequency (even continuously) in a comfortable fashion remains an unsolved problem using currently available systems. To date, the Pulse Transit Time (PTT) measurement method has been seen as a feasible approach to help bring current blood pressure monitoring systems to a stage where non-invasive, continuous measurements are viable. However, developing a system which uses the PTT method for blood pressure measurement is as yet an unsolved problem and it remains a challenge to achieve accurate BP results despite considerable research in the past decade. In this paper, we present the first step in building a smart sensing system that overcomes the technical difficulties associated with accurate measurement of PTT. The novel hardware developed incorporates multi-modal sensing capability to explore and quantify the relationship between blood pressure and PTT. The evaluation system is completed by efficient, simple and fast embedded software algorithms, user interface, and clinical validation trials that will enable delivering a novel PTT-based blood pressure monitor.en
dc.description.sponsorshipEuropean Commission (H2O (Human to Objects) project funded by the European Union under the CATRENE program)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationHajzeraj, A., Belcastro, M., Alfieri, D. and O'Flynn, B. (2018) 'A complete set-up to evaluate the correlation between blood pressure and pulse transit time', International Journal on Advances in Life Sciences, 10 (1&2), pp. 65-74. http://www.iariajournals.org/life_sciences/en
dc.identifier.endpage74en
dc.identifier.issn1942-2660
dc.identifier.issued1&2en
dc.identifier.journaltitleInternational Journal on Advances in Life Sciencesen
dc.identifier.startpage65en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/6998
dc.identifier.volume10en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherIARIAen
dc.relation.projectinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/SFI/SFI Research Centres/13/RC/2077/IE/CONNECT: The Centre for Future Networks & Communications/en
dc.relation.urihttp://www.iariajournals.org/life_sciences/tocv10n12.html
dc.rights© 2018 the authors.en
dc.subjectBlood pressureen
dc.subjectPulse transit timeen
dc.subjectECGen
dc.subjectPPGen
dc.subjectCalibrationen
dc.subjectReal time dataen
dc.subjectClinical trialsen
dc.titleA complete set-up to evaluate the correlation between blood pressure and pulse transit timeen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
8017.pdf
Size:
1.02 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Published version
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
license.txt
Size:
2.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Tyndall National Institute - Journal Articles