Monitoring heart and respiratory rates at radial artery based on PPG

Abstract

To develop an apparatus for simultaneous monitoring of heart and respiratory rates using photoplethysmography (PPG) and Fast Fourier Transform algorithm (FFT), the PPG waveform was measured at the radial artery with an original based on diffuse reflectance mode photoplethysmographic device. An FFT algorithm was used to extract heart and respiratory information from the PPG waveform. The results good agree with conventional method. The correlation coefficient of heart rate and respiratory rate obtained using PPG waveform and conventional method is 0.988 and 0.976, respectively. The PPG waveform and FFT algorithm can contribute to quicker and more accurate measurement of human heart rate and respiration rate. A portable watch-like device can be made via this method and be utilized to monitor heart and respiratory rates in hospitals or daily life care.