VLSI Design of ECG Monitor from Concept to Silicon

Halak, Basel (2014) VLSI Design of ECG Monitor from Concept to Silicon , Lambert Academic Publishing, 76pp.

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Abstract

The proliferation of chronic diseases such as heart failure due to the aging population is causing an increasing pressure on healthcare systems; this makes it extremely difficult to maintain the quality of care for patients without significant increase of budget. Switching resources from crisis management by hospitalizing patients to health maintenance through home tele-monitoring is promising solution that can help achieve high quality of care at an affordable cost. To make this vision a reality, there is a strong need for portable diagnostic systems. Such devices are expected to battery operated and to communicate wirelessly, therefore they have stringent power consumption constraints. This work investigates the design and implementation of electrocardiogram monitor used for the detection and classification of the heart’s electrical signal. This device is an essential part of chronic heart failure diagnostic equipment and implantable pacemakers. The design process of such a system is described from initial specifications to final implementation and testing on field programmable gate array (FPGA). Power-saving methodologies employed at every stage of development are also presented.

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