MyHeart: fighting cardio-vascular diseases by preventive lifestyle and early diagnosis

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2005:117:51-9.

Abstract

Cardio-vascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death. The MyHeart Project aims at empowering the citizens to fight cardio-vascular diseases by preventive lifestyle and early diagnosis. The main technical challenges in this project are the combination of novel wearable technologies (novel textile and electronic sensors, personalised algorithms, on-body computing) and user feedback and motivation concepts, in order to make a breakthrough towards new applications for prevention and early diagnose possible.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biomedical Technology / instrumentation*
  • Biosensing Techniques / instrumentation*
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control*
  • Clothing
  • Health Behavior
  • Humans
  • Life Style*
  • Medical Informatics / instrumentation
  • Monitoring, Ambulatory / instrumentation
  • Telemedicine
  • Textiles