Evaluation of NISHIJIN e-textile for 12-lead ECG measurement through automatic ECG analyzer

Abstract

The authors are developing e-textile measuring 12-lead ECG signal based using a historical brocade developing technique, NISHIJIN-ORI. In this paper, a NISHIJIN e-textile sensor belt prototype designed for ambulatory measurement (pre-hospital 12-lead ECG measurement) was tested on twenty volunteers. The recorded data was evaluated through the result of commercial automatic ECG analyzer. The obtained results are almost equivalent with the ones obtained through conventional ECG electrodes. However, the results suggest slight modification of the prototype.

Recommendation to Use Wearable-Based mHealth in Closed-Loop Management of Acute Cardiovascular Disease Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic

“…Wearable devices with single or even 6-lead ECGs have limited ability to diagnose acute CVD, such as STEMI, which requires ST elevation in at least two consecutive limb or chest leads. A possible solution could be soft ECG devices using E-textile or flexible and stretchable materials [34], [35] with integrated mHealth systems.…”