{"548781":{"#nid":"548781","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Making Ballistocardiography \u201cWearable\u201d for the Prevention of Heart Failure","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBallistocardiography\u2014or, the graphical representation of the body\u2019s movements in response to the heartbeat\u2014is a promising, newly revived technique that may soon make it to the masses as a wearable medical device. At least if things bode well for the engineers designing the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ieeexplore.ieee.org\/xpl\/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=7105963\u0026amp;newsearch=true\u0026amp;queryText=hemodynamics%20variables\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eworld\u2019s first prototype of a patch that can monitor the heart\u2019s mechanics\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in conjunction with user activity and environment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAn interdisciplinary team of clinicians and electrical, computer and biomedical engineers has been developing next-generation, at-home technology aimed at detecting heart issues\u2014and preventing related hospitalizations. This team includes ECE Assistant Professor Omer Inan.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo read more, see the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ieeexplore-spotlight.ieee.org\/article\/ballistocardiography-wearable-medical-device\/\u0022\u003Eproject summary\u003C\/a\u003E at the IEEE Xplore Innovation Spotlight.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBallistocardiography\u2014or, the graphical representation of the body\u2019s movements in response to the heartbeat\u2014is a promising, newly revived technique that may soon make it to the masses as a wearable medical device. At least if things bode well for the engineers designing the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ieeexplore.ieee.org\/xpl\/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=7105963\u0026amp;newsearch=true\u0026amp;queryText=hemodynamics%20variables\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eworld\u2019s first prototype of a patch that can monitor the heart\u2019s mechanics\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in conjunction with user activity and environment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAn interdisciplinary team of clinicians and electrical, computer and biomedical engineers has been developing next-generation, at-home technology aimed at detecting heart issues\u2014and preventing related hospitalizations. This team includes ECE Assistant Professor Omer Inan.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Ballistocardiography\u2014or, the graphical representation of the body\u2019s movements in response to the heartbeat\u2014is a promising, newly revived technique that may soon make it to the masses as a wearable medical device."}],"uid":"27241","created_gmt":"2016-06-28 14:09:07","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:22:00","author":"Jackie Nemeth","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-06-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-06-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/ieeexplore-spotlight.ieee.org","title":"IEEE XPlore Innovation Spotlight"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/","title":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"url":"http:\/\/irl.gatech.edu\/","title":"Inan Research Lab"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff-directory\/omer-t-inan","title":"Omer Inan"}],"groups":[{"id":"1255","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"172166","name":"IEEE XPlore Innovation Spotlight"},{"id":"172167","name":"Inan Lab"},{"id":"125271","name":"Omer Inan"},{"id":"166855","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJackie Nemeth\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Enginneering\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-894-2906\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jackie.nemeth@ece.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}