Heart Attack Early Risk Detection – BME Senior Design

People at risk for heart attacks need monitoring systems that can catch life-threatening cardiac events early; the desired outcome is a patient-friendly, outpatient device that detects cardiac irregularities and alerts the patient.

Emerging and recurring cardiac events are common and life threatening, especially within adults in the United States; however, heart attacks are rarely identified before the onset of debilitating symptoms. There is a pressing need for an early detection device for irregular cardiac events in order to alert the user. This system should be user friendly, including a set up time of less than 20 minutes. False negatives are impactful for life-threatening events so the sensitivity should be greater than 85%. A first device prototype will be completed by January 31st of 2025 for iterative testing. A final product will be completed by April 15th of 2025 for delivery to the client along with any software components.