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Smelling heart failure from human skin odor with an electronic nose.
- Source :
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Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference [Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc] 2012; Vol. 2012, pp. 4034-7. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- The human body odor contains different volatile organic compounds which can be used as biomarkers for various diseases. The early detection of heart failure (HF) through periodical screening provides an early treatment application. Therefore we have developed a completely new non-invasive method to identify HF applying an "electronic nose" (e-nose) which provides a "smelling" of the disease based on the analysis of sweat volatile gases from the skin surface. For this e-nose a special applicator carrying the sensor chip was developed which can be applied directly on the skin surface. 27 patients with decompensated HF (DHF), 25 patients with compensated HF (CHF, mean age 70.72 ± 12.02) and 28 controls (CON) were enrolled in this first pilot study.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2694-0604
- Volume :
- 2012
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 23366813
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2012.6346852