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Primary Prevention of Asymptomatic Cardiovascular Disease Using Physiological Sensors Connected to an iOS App

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Cardiovascular disease is the first cause of death and disease and one of the leading causes of disability in developed countries. The prevalence of this disease is expected to increase in coming years although the death rate may be lower due to better treatment. To present the design and development of a technology solution for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in asymptomatic patients. The system aims to raise the population’s awareness of the importance of adopting healthy heart habits by using self-feedback techniques. A series of sensors which makes it possible to detect cardiovascular risk factors in asymptomatic patients were used. These sensors enable evaluation of heart rate, blood pressure, SpO2 -oxygen saturation in blood- and body temperature. This work has developed a modular solution centred on four parts: iOS app, sensors, server and web. The CoreBluetooth library, which carries out Bluetooth 4.0 communication, was used for the connection between the app and the sensors. The data files are stored on the iPad and the server by using CoreData and SQL mechanisms. The system was validated with 20 healthy volunteers and 10 patients with established structural heart disease. Once the samples had been obtained, a comparison of all the significant data was run, in addition to a statistical analysis. The result of this calculation was a total of 32 cases of first level significance correlations (p < 0.01), for example, the inverse relationship between the daily step count and high blood pressure (p = 0.008) and 24 s level cases (p < 0.05) such as the significant correlation between risk and age (p = 0.013). The system designed in this paper has made it possible to create an application capable of collecting data on cardiovascular risk factors through a sensor system that measures physiological variables and records physical activity and diet.

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Acknowledgements

This research has been partially supported by the project “Elkartek eBihotza” and the eVida Group of Basque Government.

The authors would especially like to express their appreciation to the University of Deusto/DeustoTech, Cruces Hospital and the heart disease association for all their support in specifying, conducting and evaluating the research.

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This study was funded by the project “Elkartek eBihotza” of Basque Government, Spain.

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  1. eVIDA - DeustoTechLIFE Research Group, Universidad de Deusto, Avda/Universidades 24, 48007, Bilbao, Spain

    Leire Moreno-Alsasua, Begonya Garcia-Zapirain & Ibon Oleagordia Ruiz

  2. Cardiology Department, Cruces University Hospital, University of the Basque Country, Vizcaya, Spain

    J. David Rodrigo-Carbonero

  3. Bretagne Loire and Nantes Universities, UMR 6164, IETR Polytech Nantes, Nantes, France

    Sofiane Hamrioui

  4. Department of Signal Theory and Communications, and Telematics Engineering, University of Valladolid, Paseo de Belén, 15, 47011, Valladolid, Spain

    Isabel de la Torre Díez

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All procedures performed in this study involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the Ethic Committee of the “Universidad de Deusto” (Ref. ETK-19/16–17).

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Moreno-Alsasua, L., Garcia-Zapirain, B., David Rodrigo-Carbonero, J. et al. Primary Prevention of Asymptomatic Cardiovascular Disease Using Physiological Sensors Connected to an iOS App. J Med Syst 41, 191 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-017-0840-2

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