Revolutionizing ECG Monitoring: Real-time Health Surveillance with Convolutional Neural Networks
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring is essential in diagnosing heart conditions and maintaining cardiac health.Traditionally, interpreting ECG data has been a manual process, dependent on the expertise of healthcare professionals-an approach that, while effective, can be slow and subjective.With the advent of deep learning, particularly Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), there is now a shift towards automated ECG analysis, enabling real-time monitoring and early detection of cardiac issues.This paper presents a novel approach to ECG monitoring using CNNs, exploring their architecture, training methods, and applications in detecting arrhythmias, ischemia, and assessing cardiac risk.CNNs offer a significant advantage by learning complex features directly from raw ECG data, eliminating the need for manual feature engineering and enhancing diagnostic accuracy.Despite these advancements, challenges remain, including data variability, the interpretability of model decisions, and generalizability across diverse patient populations.This study addresses these issues by discussing strategies such as data augmentation, transfer learning, and techniques to make model decisions more transparent.In conclusion, integrating CNNs into ECG monitoring systems has the potential to revolutionize cardiovascular care by providing automated, accurate, and timely ECG analysis.This innovation not only supports healthcare professionals in making informed decisions but also improves patient outcomes.The system's ability to provide detailed metrics, such as heart rate, R-R interval variability, ST-segment elevation, and QT interval, offers a comprehensive view of cardiovascular stability, facilitating the early detection of potential heart issues.
Authors: K Wicking, N Biedermann, K Yates
Language: English
Topic: ECG Monitoring and Analysis
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4401497396