IoT-based heart patient monitoring system
This project aims to design an ECG patient monitoring system based on IoT for patients who are suffering from different problems in the heart. The system uses the blynk application which is a free application to be used by doctors to monitor the heart state of their patients. The main points of our
2025-06-28 16:28:23 - Adil Khan
IoT-based heart patient monitoring system
Project Area of Specialization Internet of ThingsProject SummaryThis project aims to design an ECG patient monitoring system based on IoT for patients who are suffering from different problems in the heart. The system uses the blynk application which is a free application to be used by doctors to monitor the heart state of their patients. The main points of our proposed system are easy to connect and used by anyone, can be carried anywhere, can be checked anytime, is remotely used, cost-effective. this system can be developed in the future to increase the number of electrodes for ECG sensors to obtain more accurate results. Creating a cloud database will be effective to store patient's health information involving patient health history however every time doctor performs an ECG reading the data will be directly stored in the patient's record in the database, then it can be analyzed and the doctor can send a report to the patient. the patient's data is also shown on the website to the doctor. The main part of this system will generate an alarm when a patient's situation is critical. There's no need for the patient to wait for hours for an appointment from and doctor and then check. The patient can check from the Blynk application and website.
The project is to give patients better service so that the death rate will decrease because of heart patients. So this application is easy for patients and doctors.
In this project we will use
- NodeMCU ESP8266
- AD8232 ECG Measurement Pulse Monitoring
- DHT11 Temperature and Humidity
- Waterproof DS18B20 Temperature Sensor
Many health care applications have been proposed in the last years. The doctors reviewed existing extensive healthcare applications whose aim is to different living.
We can reduce the number of emergencies departments visits, hospitalization, and duration of hospital stays.
Our monitoring system aims to assist remote facilitators to be aware of patients’ health status and to diagnose or predict dangerous conditions, satisfying the requirement of medical diagnosis of heart diseases, and obeying guidelines in medical practice are essential for parameters selection and sampling.
This heart patient monitoring system aims to find a final solution that facilitates and increases the heart-failure patient monitoring process and reduces the time and the cost.
The system aims to provide a facility for monitoring the patients’ conditions, operational cost organizations, reducing diagnostic errors, and converting normal systems into computer-based digital systems, as well as supporting professional practice of healthcare services involving multiple disciplines.
The aim of patient monitoring is, by continuous observation, to detect early or dangerous decline, with reliability and accuracy, and to give an appropriate warning or alarm.
Project Implementation MethodThis system consists of an AD8382 ECG sensor to read patients' data, Arduino Uno, ESP8266 Wi-Fi module, and IoT Blynk application. The implementation of the Heart Patient Monitoring System enables the doctor to notice and check patients remotely by using the Blynk application which is installed on their android smartphone for processing and envisioning the patient's heart ECG signal. This process of monitoring can be done at any time and anywhere without the necessity of a hospital. The system that is invented has heart ECG and heart rate details on your mobile phone and doctor's laptop website that can be easily checked and managed. The other benefit of this project is that the previous data is stored in case of any emergency the data can be checked and monitored by the doctor so that he can give a prescription for the betterment of the patient.
The wireless system has several advantages.
- The system detects the present expression of the patient.
- Patient safety
- Low maintenance
- Ease of mobility for the caretaker
- The capacity of transmitting information (no need for a bulky monitoring station)
- The patient can be analyzed by the doctor in any part of the hospital wherever they are.
- Thus, it reduces the doctor's workload and gives more accurate results.
- Faster detection of changes in vitals.
- The system will generate an alarm when the patient situation is getting worse.
This project aims to implement a fully functional IoT-based heart patient monitoring system . Monitoring system include ECG , Heart plus , body temperature and room temperature & Humidity.
Final Deliverable of the Project Hardware SystemCore Industry HealthOther IndustriesCore Technology Internet of Things (IoT)Other TechnologiesSustainable Development Goals Good Health and Well-Being for PeopleRequired Resources| Item Name | Type | No. of Units | Per Unit Cost (in Rs) | Total (in Rs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total in (Rs) | 5200 | |||
| NodeMCU ESP8266 | Equipment | 1 | 800 | 800 |
| AD8232 ECG Measurement Pulse Monitoring | Equipment | 1 | 2000 | 2000 |
| DHT11 Temperature and Humidity | Equipment | 1 | 200 | 200 |
| Waterproof DS18B20 Temperature Sensor | Equipment | 1 | 250 | 250 |
| breadboard | Equipment | 2 | 150 | 300 |
| Jumper wires | Equipment | 20 | 5 | 100 |
| Panaflex for FYP Idea | Miscellaneous | 1 | 500 | 500 |
| panaflex standee | Miscellaneous | 1 | 550 | 550 |
| New Panaflex for FYP | Miscellaneous | 1 | 500 | 500 |