Using smart speakers to contactlessly monitor heart rhythms

Anran Wang et al. present a contact-free method of monitoring individual heart beats by converting smart-speakers into active sonar systems. Their approach is capable of measuring heart rhythms with high accuracy in both healthy participants and hospitalized patients, and may be a useful healthcare...

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Main Authors: Anran Wang, Dan Nguyen, Arun R. Sridhar, Shyamnath Gollakota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-03-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-01824-9