Ballistocardiograph Torsion

Introduction to Ballistocardiographic Torsion Dynamograph

Ballistocardiography is a method of studying the heart that allows you to determine its function and performance in different body positions and rotations. A torsion ballistocardiograph is a special device that is used to record such changes. In this article we will look at the history of the creation and development of ballistocardiography and torsion ballistocardiographic dynamograph (hereinafter referred to as BTD).

Development of ballistocardiographic technologies

The first attempts to create a ballistocardiograph were made in 1895 by Robert Krum, a doctor from Germany. He measured changes in blood pressure in the body as a person moved in a circular motion. However, the first measurements turned out to be inaccurate and did not provide sufficiently accurate data on the work of the heart.

One of the first devices for recording circular movements of the body was the siperlumbar ballista (SPLB), developed by William Fellick, a medical researcher from England in 1910. It was a system of springs that made it possible to record curves of circular movements. After its development, various instruments were created that recorded ballistic curves in real time.

Torsion ballistiocardiographic dynamograph (TBD) is based on the concept of a rotating body (torsion). It perceives circular movements of the body using special sensors located on the torso axis of the body. This allows you to obtain accurate data on the work of the heart in different directions and amplitudes of rotation.

Advantages of torsion ballistocardiographs include:

- High accuracy and sensitivity: By recording the circular oscillations of the body, heart function indicators can be recorded with high accuracy and sensitivity. - Wide range of available functions: Modern BTDs have a wide range of functions, such as automatic data processing and digital analyzers for determining cardiac performance in real time. - Portable and convenient: In most cases, they are portable and convenient to use, making them an ideal choice for individual and home studies. - Ability to work in a clinical setting: BTDs are used in hospitals, clinics and medical centers to identify and analyze heart diseases, as well as to study the functioning of the heart. Thus, BTC is a tool for effective analysis and classification of disorders in the functioning of the cardiovascular system. The most modern and practical means for recording data using the ballistocardiographic method is the torsion ballistocardiographic dynomograph.

Torsion-type ballistocardiograph (B) is a device produced at the Institute of Experimental Cardiology of the Skolkovo International Science and Technology Park. B is used to detect and record pulsations of amplitude-temporal orientation around the longitudinal (longitudinal LHC), transverse (transverse LHC) or dorsolate (dorsolant LHC) axes of the human body. The technical description states that the device registers gravity