In-home cardiac monitoring system for cardiac patients during a pandemic such as COVID-19

COVID-19 等大流行期间心脏病患者的家庭心脏监测系统

• 批准号: 551988-2020
• 负责人: Jiang, Ning
• 金额: $ 3.64万
• 依托单位: University of Waterloo
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Alliance Grants
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=702875
• 关键词: home; cardiac; monitoring; system; patients

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has direct and indirect health effects on patients with cardiac conditions. The Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) has recommended deferring any patients deemed 'low risk' for monitoring and health authorities across Canada have ordered that most patients in cardiac wards be sent home to minimize the risk of contracting COVID-19. However, there is no in-home cardiac monitoring system that can provide the necessary functionalities and capacities for these patients, leaving these them in a highly vulnerable situation. The current project aims at developing a smart wearable cardiac monitor device that at-home patients or their family members can use, with minimal assistance from healthcare professionals. The device will provide clinical-grade electrocardiogram (ECG) in non-clinical environment, identify key cardiac condition abnormalities and securely transmit the acquired signal to attending cardiologist(s) remotely. The ultimate goal is to provide cardiac patients, who are staying at home or long-term care facilities, with clinical-grade cardiac monitoring service even if they are not able to physically stay at clinical facilities, such as during the COVID-19 crisis.

冠状病毒病(新冠肺炎)对心脏病患者的健康有直接和间接的影响。加拿大心血管学会建议推迟对任何被认为是低风险的患者进行监测，加拿大各地的卫生当局也已下令将心脏病房的大多数患者送回家，以将感染新冠肺炎的风险降至最低。然而，没有家庭心脏监测系统可以为这些患者提供必要的功能和能力，使他们处于非常脆弱的境地。目前的项目旨在开发一种智能可穿戴心脏监护仪，在家的患者或他们的家人可以使用，只需医疗专业人员的最少帮助。该设备将在非临床环境中提供临床级心电，识别关键的心脏状况异常，并将获取的信号安全地远程传输给主治医生S。最终目标是为居家或长期护理设施中的心脏病患者提供临床级的心脏监测服务，即使他们无法实际停留在临床设施中，例如在新冠肺炎危机期间。