Method and measuring arrangement for monitoring specific activity parameters of the human heart

A method for monitoring specific activity parameters of the human heart comprising the steps of:

• arranging measuring heads comprising electrodes of a measuring unit (M) on the chest of a patient;
• monitoring predetermined parameters by two measuring heads placed on the chest, wherein monitoring comprises capturing an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal by ECG electrodes and capturing a phonocardiogram (PCG) signal by PCG electrodes;
• transmitting the captured signals wirelessly from the measuring unit to a computing evaluating unit;
• evaluating transmitted signals by means of the computing evaluating unit, utilizing the captured ECG signal as a reference time for the PCG monitoring;
• and
• displaying at least one of captured signals and evaluation results with a display means of the computing evaluating unit,
• wherein the step of monitoring further comprises:
• performing monitoring the ECG and PCG signals simultaneously by two measuring heads, each comprising an ECG electrode and a PCG electrode, and
• operating one of the measuring heads as a master measuring head and the other one of the measuring heads as a slave measuring head and controlling operation of the slave measuring head by the master measuring head;
• and
• wherein monitoring is performed in the following order:
• capturing ECG and PCG signals between mitral (M) and aortic (Ao) auscultation points,
• capturing ECG and PCG signals between tricuspid (T) and pulmonic (AoPu) points, and
• determining a time difference between captured left and right ventricular mechanic contraction by capturing vibrations on the body surface between the Ao and AoPu points, then capturing vibrations on the body surface between the T and M points.