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InstaQTc

Submitted by khenriks on Thu, 06/20/2019 - 12:21

Many medications are known to prolong the QTc interval, which is a marker for the potential of ventricular arrhythmia and a risk of sudden death. The QTc represents electrical depolarization and polarization of the ventricles and is measured with full EKG measurements, which is time-consuming and costly. As a result, the QTc is not monitored as closely as recommended. InstaQTc is a simple hand-held device that provides the QTc interval using only 3 electrodes, thereby enabling clinicians to efficiently monitor patients at risk for prolonged QTc interval.

Student team
Nanye Du
Marissa Shibuya
Trinh Vo
Henjia Zhu
Mentoring team
Jon Neher, MD (Family Medicine)
Soyoung Kang, PhD (Mechanical Engineering)
Martin Poenot (Electrical Engineering)
Year
Continuing project
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