Desenvolvimento de um sistema com dispositivo portátil para auxílio no diagnóstico de coarctação da artéria aorta em neonatos

Abstract

In recent years, advances in technology have brought unquestionable benefits to human life. Especially in the medical field, where some techniques and tests that were considered technically and economically unviable, have become usual. However, in some cases, the actual technology has not been sufficient to provide an early diagnosis of congenital diseases. it happens with Congenital Heart Disease (CC), with the most common CC being the Coarctation of the Aorta (CoA). Currently, available diagnostic methods are ineffective, leading to late diagnosis, which can lead to cardiac collapse, neurological damage, and death. In this way, the present work aims to propose an alternative to the development of a computational system that captures, by a low cost and mobile embedded device, and evaluate the photoplethysmographic (PPG) tags of neonates in order to aid in the identification and in diagnosis of CoA.