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CHF (congestive heart failure)

Catch CHF decompensation at home from daily heart, weight, and fluid signal, before the ED visit.

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Biomarkers
  • Heart rate

    Beats per minute. Cardiovascular and recovery signal.

  • Heart-rate variability

    Beat-to-beat variation. Autonomic balance, recovery, stress, and overtraining signal.

  • ECG rhythm

    P, QRS, T waveforms. Arrhythmia, conduction, and ischaemia screening.

  • Weight & body comp

    Daily mass, fluid retention proxy, and trend signal for CHF, metabolic, and recovery.

  • SpO₂

    Peripheral oxygen saturation. Sleep apnea and cardiopulmonary signal.

Sensors
  • ECG electrodes

    Contact electrodes integrated into the seat for short-arm and short-leg ECG. Captures rhythm, conduction, and waveform morphology each sit.

  • PPG / optical sensor

    Photoplethysmography optical sensors at the seat and handrail contact points. Captures heart rate, HRV, and SpO₂ from blood-volume pulse.

  • Mirror camera

    Low-resolution facial and torso imaging behind the mirror with on-device inference. Reads heart rate, respiration, and SpO₂ via remote photoplethysmography (rPPG); also captures skin tone, posture, and gesture. Raw frames never leave the room; only features.

  • Load cell array

    Strain-gauge load cells in the floor mat and seat for weight, weight distribution, balance, gait timing, and sit-to-stand dynamics.

Open questions
  1. 01

    How might we catch CHF decompensation 7-14 days before the emergency visit?

  2. 02

    How might we make daily ECG, HRV, and weight legible to a heart-failure clinic?

  3. 03

    How might we route bathroom-derived signal into the heart-failure care plan without an app?

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