VLSI Implementation of Telemonitoring System for High Risk Cardiac Patients

G  Kavya   and V  Thulasibai

doi:10.17485/ijst/2014/v7i5.13

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VLSI Implementation of Telemonitoring System for High Risk Cardiac Patients

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Indian Journal of Science and Technology

DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2014/v7i5.13

Year: 2014, Volume: 7, Issue: 5, Pages: 571–576

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VLSI Implementation of Telemonitoring System for High Risk Cardiac Patients

G. Kavya^1* and V. Thulasibai²

1 Sathyabama University, Prathyusha Institute of Technology and Management, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; kavyavimal@gmail.com
2 Prathyusha Institute of Technology and Management, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

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Abstract

This paper aims in design and development of low cost, light weight, portable Telecardiac system for remote monitoring of cardiac patients. The proposed system employs a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), a reconfigurable platform that performs online analysis of the acquired ECG signal continuously. FPGA based Arrhythmia detector, implemented on a DE2 Altera Cyclone II board is interfaced with GSM/GPS module to alert the physician on a mobile phone about the imminent fatal condition and location of the patient. If the portable system detects any arrhythmia, it automatically sends an alarm condition to the patient’s care taker and ambulance centre by sending an SMS that has information about the abnormal condition and location of the patient.

Keywords: CVD, FPGA, GSM, GPS, SMS, Telecardiac System, Telemedicine