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SUBMITTER: Fontana P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6603515 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fontana Piero P Martins Neusa R Adão NRA Camenzind Martin M Rossi René M RM Baty Florent F Boesch Maximilian M Schoch Otto D OD Brutsche Martin H MH Annaheim Simon S
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) 20190528 11
Even for 1-lead electrocardiography (ECG), single-use gel conductive electrodes are employed in a clinical setting. However, gel electrodes show limited applicability for long-term monitoring due to skin irritation and detachment. In the present study, we investigated the validity of a textile ECG-belt suitable for long-term measurements in clinical use. In order to assess the signal quality and validity of the ECG-belt during sleep, 242 patients (186 males and 56 females, age 52 (interquartile ...[more]