Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are
the leading cause of death in the west. In Europe
over 20% of all citizens suffer from a chronic CVD
and 45% of all deaths are due to CVD. Europe spends
annually hundreds billion Euros on CVD. With the
upcoming aging population, it is a challenge for
Europe to deliver its citizens healthcare at
affordable costs. It is commonly accepted, that a
healthy and preventive lifestyle as well as early
diagnosis could systematically fight the origin of
CVD and save millions of live-years. The MyHeart
mission is to empower citizen to fight
cardio-vascular diseases by preventive lifestyle and
early diagnosis. The starting point is to gain
knowledge on a citizen's actual health status. To
gain this info continuous monitoring of vital signs
is mandatory. The approach is therefore to integrate
system solutions into functional clothes with
integrated textile sensors.
The combination of functional clothes and integrated
electronics and process them on-body, we define as
intelligent biomedical clothes. The processing
consists of making diagnoses, detecting trends and
react on it. Together with feedback devices, able to
interact with the user as well as with professional
services, the MyHeart system is formed. This system
is suitable for supporting citizens to fight major
CVD risk factors and help to avoid heart attack,
other acute events by personalized guidelines and
giving feedback. It provides the necessary
motivation the new life styles. MyHeart will
demonstrate technical solutions. The outcome will
open up a I new mass market for the European
industry and it will help prevent the development of
CVD, meanwhile reduce the overall EU healthcare
costs. The consortium consists of 34 partners from
11 countries. It is a research effort of industrial,
research institutes, academics and medical
hospitals, covering the whole value chain from
textile research, via fashion and electronic design,
towards medical and home-based applications.
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Participant Organization:
POLITECNICO DI MILANO |
Country: ITALY |
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Participant Organization:
UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA |
Country: SPAIN |
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Participant Organization:
PHILIPS INTERNATIONAL B.V. |
Country: NETHERLANDS |
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Participant Organization:
CONSORZIO DI BIOINGEGNERIA E INFORMATICA
MEDICA |
Country: ITALY |
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Participant Organization:
NOKIA CORPORATION |
Country: FINLAND |
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Participant Organization:
UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID |
Country: SPAIN |
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Participant Organization:
CSEM CENTRE SUISSE D'ELECTRONIQUE ET DE
MICROTECHNIQUE SA - RECHERCHE ET
DEVELOPPEMENT |
Country: SWITZERLAND |
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Participant Organization:
MIND MEDIA B.V. |
Country: NETHERLANDS |
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Participant Organization:
FACULDADE CIENCIAS E TECNOLOGIA DA
UNIVERSIDADE DE COIMBRA |
Country: PORTUGAL |
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Participant Organization:
FONDAZIONE CENTRO SAN RAFFAELE DEL MONTE
TABOR |
Country: ITALY |
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Participant Organization:
FUNDACION VODAFONE |
Country: SPAIN |
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Participant Organization:
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS UK LIMITED |
Country: UNITED KINGDOM |
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Participant Organization:
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE |
Country: FRANCE |
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Participant Organization:
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI FIRENZE |
Country: ITALY |
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Participant Organization:
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PISA |
Country: ITALY |
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Participant Organization:
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA |
Country: ITALY |
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Participant Organization:
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NEDERLAND B.V. |
Country: NETHERLANDS |
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Participant Organization:
HOSPITAIS DA UNIVERSIDADE DE COIMBRA |
Country: PORTUGAL |
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Participant Organization:
MAYO FOUNDATION |
Country: UNITED STATES |
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Participant Organization:
NYLSTAR CENTRO DIREZIONALE SPA |
Country: ITALY |
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Participant Organization:
MANIFATTURE FILATI RIUNITE SPA |
Country: ITALY |
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Participant Organization:
FONDAZIONE SALVATORE MAUGERI CLINICA DEL
LAVORO E DELLA RIABILITAZIONE |
Country: ITALY |
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Participant Organization:
DR. HEIN GMBH |
Country: GERMANY |
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Participant Organization:
SMARTEX S.R.L. |
Country: ITALY |
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Participant Organization:
HOSPITAL CLINICO SAN CARLOS DE MADRID
INSALUD |
Country: SPAIN |
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Participant Organization:
MILIOR - S.P.A. |
Country: ITALY |
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Participant Organization:
MEDTRONIC IBERICA SA |
Country: SPAIN |
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Participant Organization:
MEDGATE AG |
Country: SWITZERLAND |
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Participant Organization:
EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE
ZUERICH |
Country: SWITZERLAND |
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Participant Organization:
UNIVERSITAETSKLINIKUM AACHEN |
Country: GERMANY |
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Participant Organization:
PHILIPS INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS NV |
Country: BELGIUM |
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Participant Organization:
INSTITUTO DE APLICACIONES DE LAS TECNOLOGIAS
DE LA INFORMACION Y DE LAS COMUNICACIONES
AVANZADAS - ITACA |
Country: SPAIN |
