Digital stethoscope: technology update [PDF]
Medical Devices: Evidence and Research, 2018 Supreeya Swarup,1 Amgad N Makaryus1,2 1Department of Cardiology, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY, 2Department of Cardiology, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health, Hempstead, NY, USA Abstract: Cardiovascular disease (CVD)
Swarup S, Makaryus AN
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Real-Time Smart-Digital Stethoscope System for Heart Diseases Monitoring [PDF]
Sensors, 2019 One of the major causes of death all over the world is heart disease or cardiac dysfunction. These diseases could be identified easily with the variations in the sound produced due to the heart activity.
Muhammad E.H. Chowdhury +6 more
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End-user acceptability of a prototype digital stethoscope to diagnose childhood pneumonia- a qualitative exploration from Sylhet, Bangladesh [PDF]
BMC Digital Health, 2023 Background Considering the high frequency of respiratory infections among children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), the World Health Organization (WHO) developed a pragmatic guideline for managing pneumonia in low-resource settings.
Taufique Joarder +11 more
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Stethoscope with digital frequency translation for improved audibility [PDF]
Healthcare Technology Letters, 2019 The performance of an acoustic stethoscope is improved by translating, without loss of fidelity, heart sounds, chest sounds, and intestinal sounds below 50 Hz into a frequency range of 200 Hz, which is easily detectable by the human ear. Such a frequency
Herbert M. Aumann, Nuri W. Emanetoglu
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Digital stethoscope: a new era of auscultation
Digital DiagnosticsThe article reviews modern electronic and digital stethoscopes. The publications of the last 10 years were analyzed using eLIBRARY.ru, PubMed, Google Scholar with “аускультация” (“auscultation”), “электронный стетоскоп” (“electronic stethoscope ...
Andrey A. Garanin +3 more
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The future is more than a digital stethoscope. [PDF]
Eur Heart J Digit Health, 2021 We commend the authors for the accurate overview of cardiac auscultation techniques and differential diagnoses, as well as for offering a perspective of what the future of cardiac auscultation might hold. 1 Indeed, the evolution of the digital stethoscope has been impressive in recent years.
Falter M, Gruwez H, Young J.
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Validation System for Digital Stethoscopes [PDF]
Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 2019 Stethoscope auscultation is a diagnostic method widely used by medical professionals. With the introduction of digital stethoscopes, auscultation sound analysis has been objectified, which led to an increased interest in the field.
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Detection of subclinical rheumatic heart disease in children using a deep learning algorithm on digital stethoscope: a study protocol [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2021 Introduction Rheumatic heart diseases (RHDs) contribute significant morbidity and mortality globally. To reduce the burden of RHD, timely initiation of secondary prophylaxis is important.
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The stethoscope goes digital: Learning through attention, distraction and distortion [PDF]
Gesnerus, 2020 For centuries, those training doctors have been faced with the challenges of standardising subjective experiences and constructing “the universal body” in learning situations. Various technologies have been introduced to address these challenges, with varying degrees of success.
Mélissa Van Drie, Anna Harris
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Automated Detection of Reduced Ejection Fraction Using an ECG-Enabled Digital Stethoscope [PDF]
JACC: AdvancesBackground: Asymptomatic left ventricular systolic dysfunction (ALVSD) affects 7 million globally, leading to delayed diagnosis and treatment, high mortality, and substantial downstream health care costs.
Ling Guo, PhD +16 more
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