Existing Topic: Low-Power ECG-Based Processor for

Predicting Ventricular Arrhythmia

Alternate Topic
Low-Power FPGA controlled ECG-acquisition System for detection of
Cardiac Diseases

Aim
To design a Low power FPGA controlled architecture for ECG acquisition for detection
of Cardiac diseases

Scope
To learn about Low power FPGA architecture design

To understand various algorithms involved in ECG acquisition System

To get in depth coding knowledge on VHDL

Abstract
Design of unique processor on chip system to detect the ventricular disease is analyzed
here. Real-time and adaptive techniques for the detection and the delineation of the P-
QRS-T waves were investigated to extract the critical points. Those techniques are
robust to any variations in the ECG signal with high sensitivity and precision. Multiple
data sets can be extracted from different patients whose having cardiac disease and
who appears normal in cardiac system can be takes as test. Based on application-
specified integrated circuit (ASIC) simulation results, the overall classification accuracy
was found to be 86% on the out-of-sample validation data with 3-s window size. The
architecture of the proposed was able to work with min of KHZ to High speed of MHZ for
storing. Data are predicted with respect to the heart pulses. Various cardiac diseases
can be detected by this method efficiently.
Existing Design
In the existing design, a fully integrated digital scheme for the prediction of ventricular

arrhythmia that combines a unique set of ECG features with naive Bayes was

proposed. Real-time and adaptive techniques for the detection and delineation of the P-

QRS-T waves were investigated and employed to extract the fiducial points.

Furthermore, seven features that represent different intervals of the ECG signal were

extracted and used as input to the naive Bayes to classify each heartbeat as normal or

abnormal.

Proposed Design
In the proposed Design Multiple data sets can be extracted from different patients whos
having cardiac disease and who appears normal in cardiac system can be takes as test.
The architecture of the proposed was able to work with min of KHZ to High speed of
MHZ for storing. Data are predicted with respect to the heart pulses. Various cardiac
diseases such as
Myocardial Infarction (heart attack).
Pericarditis.
Electrolytic transformations
Auricular and ventricular hypertrophy.
Arrhythmias.
Generalized suffering affecting heart and blood
Pressure can be detected by this method efficiently.
Advantages of Proposed Design

1. Data acquisition accuracy is increased to 90%

2. Multiple cardiac diseases can be detected

3. Critical Points are measured in high resolution

Application

Bio-medical PATIENT MONITORING EQUIPMENTS

Future Enhancement

Advanced PQRT detection with tunable resolution ADC is designed

TR-ADC is used to detect disease as well as diagnosis leads for the cardiac
problems

Software required

1. Simulation Tool : Modelsim 6.3G Altera

2. Implementation Tool : Xilinx ISE 12.5

3. Power Tool : Xilinx XPE

4. Spice Tool : Synopsys

5. Language : VHDL
 FPGA

Power Control
Supply signal
Reference

Block Diagram Signal ECG

based Display
generator
Global
Output
Clock Clock
processor
divider

Hardware
P-QRS-T wave
Reset

Connector

JTAG