Electrode-Free ECG Monitoring with Multimodal Wireless Mechano-Acoustic Sensors.

Abstract

Continuous cardiovascular monitoring is essential for the early detection of cardiac events, but conventional electrode-based ECG systems cause skin irritation and are unsuitable for long-term wear. We propose an electrode-free ECG monitoring approach that leverages synchronized phonocardiogram (PCG) and seismocardiogram (SCG) signals captured by wireless mechano-acoustic sensors. PCG provides precise valvular event timings, while SCG provides mechanical context, enabling the robust identification of systolic/diastolic intervals and pathological patterns. A deep learning model reconstructs ECG waveforms by intelligently combining mechano-acoustic sensor data. Its architecture leverages specialized neural network components to identify and correlate key cardiac signatures from multimodal inputs. Experimental validation on an IoT sensor dataset yields a mean Pearson correlation of 0.96 and an RMSE of 0.49 mV compared to clinical ECGs. By eliminating skin-contact electrodes through PCG-SCG fusion, this system enables robust IoT-compatible daily-life cardiac monitoring.