Characterization of Single Lead Continuous ECG Recording with Various Dry Electrodes

Abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a serious cardiovascular disease with irregular heart beating. It is the main cause of many heart diseases such as myocardial infarction. The current research focus on implementing attachable electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor adhesive patches with low power, cost and relatively small size for continuous monitoring and recording of cardiac events in real time. A single lead home care ECG is recorded when the user wearing the device performs regular activities. The patch is thin and flexible and can be worn comfortably on the human chest to re-encode the ECG for simple self-management. The systems contain batteries, dry electrodes, ECG amplifiers, and microprocessors for long-term recording of events. Different kind of ECG data has been collected from data base and compare the data by using MATLAB. The results of different ECG design systems show that the accuracy of smart T-shirt having printed electrodes, Fiber electrodes, ECG patches with printed electrode and Holter with Ag/Agcl are 99.36%, 100%, 98.80% and 98.52%, respectively. The Heart rate and Signal to artifact Ratio (SAR) also calculated by using the algorithm.