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Title:
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INTELLIGENT WEARABLE SYSTEM FOR CONTINUOUSLY MONITORING THE HEARTBEAT |
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Author(s):
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Ricardo José Teodoro Seromenho , Gil Manuel Magalhães De Andrade Gonçalves , João Paulo Marques Tavares Correia |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-39-3 |
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Editors:
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António Palma dos Reis, Katherine Blashki and Yingcai Xiao (series editors:Piet Kommers, Pedro Isaías and Nian-Shing Chen) |
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Year:
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2007 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Cardiovascular Diseases; Decision Support System; Patient Monitoring Systems; Pattern Recognition. |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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254 |
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Last Page:
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246 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are killing more and more people around the world. They cause the death of
around 4.500.000 people per year in Europe, being the first cause of deaths in Europe. The single most
important cause of death in the adult population of the industrialized world is Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD)
(Richardson et al., 1996) due to coronary disease. SCD is caused by electrical problems that keep the heart
from pumping the right way, whereas in a heart attack a blockage in blood vessels slows or stops blood flow.
Preventing the causes of SCD is the best way of preventing deaths from SCD and there are a number of
common risk factors that help identify potential patients. |
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