Unobtrusive Nocturnal Heartbeat Monitoring by a Ballistocardiographic Sensor in Patients with Sleep Disordered Breathing

Abstract Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) is known for fluctuating heart rates and an increased risk of developing arrhythmias. The current reference for heartbeat analysis is an electrocardiogram (ECG). As an unobtrusive alternative, we tested a sensor foil for mechanical vibrations to perform a ba...

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Main Authors: Matthias Daniel Zink, Christoph Brüser, Björn-Ole Stüben, Andreas Napp, Robert Stöhr, Steffen Leonhardt, Nikolaus Marx, Karl Mischke, Jörg B. Schulz, Johannes Schiefer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-13138-0