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ArticleEuropean heart journal. Digital health2025

Evaluation of seismocardiography in detecting pre-load changes and cardiovascular disease: a comparative study with transthoracic echocardiography.

Ahmad Agam, Ali Agam, Emil Korsgaard, Troels Yding, Charlotte Burup Kristensen, Rasmus Mogelvang, Kristian Kragholm, Kasper Janus Grønn Emerk, Peter Søgaard, Samuel Emil Schmidt

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Ahmad AgamDepartment of Cardiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6123-9072
Ali AgamFaculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.
Emil KorsgaardDepartment of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University AAU, Aalborg, Denmark.
Troels YdingDepartment of Cardiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.
Charlotte Burup KristensenDepartment of Cardiology, The Heart Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8308-8997
Rasmus MogelvangDepartment of Cardiology, The Heart Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4641-3225
Kristian KragholmDepartment of Cardiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9629-8670
Kasper Janus Grønn EmerkDepartment of Cardiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.
Peter SøgaardDepartment of Cardiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7441-0630
Samuel Emil SchmidtDepartment of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University AAU, Aalborg, Denmark.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0917-634X

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Abstract

Aims: This study aimed to test whether seismocardiography (SCG) can detect changes in loading conditions and detect significant differences in SCG signals between healthy individuals and those with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Methods and results: Twenty-six subjects (age 45 ± 16 years and 77% male) were included, 11 healthy subjects and 15 subjects with CVD. SCG was compared with transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) before and after infusion of 2 L of isotonic saline. Nine subjects (34%) with CVD did not tolerate the full infusion (2 L infusion intolerant), while the remaining 17 subjects (2 L infusion tolerant) successfully completed the infusion. Significant changes in SCG measurements were observed after infusion, including amplitudes Ls (19%, Conclusion: SCG can detect changes in pre-load in both healthy subjects and subjects with CVD. SCG were also able to detect differences in SCG diastolic amplitudes between infusion-tolerant and -intolerant subjects, which may indicate ability to detect diastolic dysfunction and differences in left ventricular filling pressures.

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Diastolic dysfunctionEchocardiographyHeart failurePre-loadSeismocardiography

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PMID40703121
PMCPMC12282387

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