Revolutionizing smartphone gyrocardiography for heart rate monitoring: overcoming clinical validation hurdles

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Cardiovascular Medicine

Carlo Menon¹  Mohamed Elgendi¹  Wenshan Wu²  Cuntai Guan³ 

[1] Biomedical and Mobile Health Technology Lab, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland;Biomedical and Mobile Health Technology Lab, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland;School of Computer Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore;School of Computer Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore;

关键词: smartphone gyroscope;    heart rate monitoring;    gyrocardiography;    cardiac waveform;    heart rate measurement;    public health;    digital health;    digital medicine;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fcvm.2023.1237043

 received in 2023-06-08, accepted in 2023-08-14,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Accurate heart rate (HR) measurement is crucial for optimal cardiac health, and while conventional methods such as electrocardiography and photoplethysmography are widely used for continuous daily monitoring, they may face practical limitations due to their dependence on external sensors and susceptibility to motion artifacts. In recent years, mechanocardiography (MCG)-based technologies, such as gyrocardiography (GCG) and seismocardiography (SCG), have emerged as promising alternatives to address these limitations. GCG has shown enhanced sensitivity and accuracy for HR detection compared to SCG, although its benefits are often overlooked in the context of the widespread use of accelerometers in HR monitoring applications. In this perspective, we aim to explore the potential and challenges of GCG, while recognizing that other technologies, including photoplethysmography and remote photoplethysmography, also have promising applications for HR monitoring. We propose a roadmap for future research to unlock the transformative capabilities of GCG for everyday heart rate monitoring.

【 授权许可】

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© 2023 Elgendi, Wu, Guan and Menon.