Title :
Computer-based system for the computation of blood pressure elevations in the diagnosis of hypertension
Author :
Hermida, R.C. ; Suárez, J.A. ; Fernández, J.R. ; Mojon, A.
Author_Institution :
ETSI Telecomunicacion, Vigo Univ., Spain
Abstract :
Hardware for automatic measurement of blood pressure is combined with a set of software modules for the computation of tolerance intervals and blood pressure elevations in the design of a computer-based system for diagnosis of hypertension. This software system may serve to help in prognosis and diagnosis, to initiate treatment if needed, to time treatment when it is more desirable and least harmful in terms of undesired effects, and to gauge the subject´s response to treatment
Keywords :
blood pressure measurement; blood pressure elevations computation; computer-based system; hypertension diagnosis; prognosis; software modules set; tolerance intervals; treatment initiation; treatment response gauging; undesired effects; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical monitoring; Blood pressure; Frequency measurement; Heart rate; Hypertension; Particle measurements; Position measurement; Software systems; Telecommunication computing;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1994. Engineering Advances: New Opportunities for Biomedical Engineers. Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2050-6
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1994.415369
