New type of sensor for heart rhythm monitoring

The paper proposes a new type of sensor for heart rhythm monitoring. It is less uncomfortable than classic ECG monitors and provides almost real-time information to the medical team, which is useful in monitoring patients with chronic heart conditions. It also can prove useful in cases when the patient suffers from skin conditions by minimizing contact surface, by utilizing the capabilities of modern mobile devices, whose processing power can also be used to detect abnormal heart operation by sensor signal analysis, which can be later used to inform the medical team. During testing, a prototype was designed, built and tested. A proper application for mobile devices was developed, and trials on a group of volunteers were performed. The device prototype proved to provide sufficient quality signal to be used as a heart monitor.