ABSTRACT

The cardiac risk factors are increasing in day to day life and
which is a threat to mankind. Cardiovascular disease is the leading global
cause of death, accounting for 17.3 million deaths per year, a number that
is expected to grow to more than 23.6 million by 2030.In 2008,
cardiovascular deaths represented 30 percent of all global deaths, with 80
percent of those deaths taking place in low and middle income countries.
Electrocardiogram (ECG) is the recording of the electrical activity of the
heart. Received ECG signal can be analysed and results are used to
diagnose the cardiac risk factors. When there is any abnormality in the
heart, there will be a variation in the normal ECG waveform depending on
the variation in the PQRST wave of the ECG the cardiac risk can be
detected. In our project ECG waveform is obtained at the fingers using
ring electrodes. A glove is to be designed to hold the electrodes and worn
on the hand. The ECG signal thus obtained is analyzed to detect the
cardiac risk factors like ventricular fibrillation, atrial fibrillation,
tachycardia and bradycardia. The obtained signal is transmitted to the
hospital in emergency cases using GSM module. The received ECG signal
is displayed on the PC.