Heart rate sonification: A new approach to medical diagnosis

Mark Ballora; Bruce Pennycook; Plamen C. Ivanov; Leon Glass; Ary L. Goldberger

doi:10.1162/002409404772828094

Heart rate sonification: A new approach to medical diagnosis

Mark Ballora
, Bruce Pennycook
, Plamen C. Ivanov
, Leon Glass
, Ary L. Goldberger

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Abstract

Ever since 1819, when Thophile Laënnec first put a block of wood to a patient's chest in order to listen to her heartbeat, physicians have used auscultation to help diagnose cardiopulmonary disorders. Here the authors describe a novel diagnostic method based in music technology. Digital music-synthesis software is used to transform the sequence of time intervals between consecutive heartbeats into an electroacoustic soundtrack. The results show promise as a diagnostic tool and also provide the basis of an interesting musical soundscape.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	41-46
Number of pages	6
Journal	Leonardo
Volume	37
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1162/002409404772828094
State	Published - Feb 2004

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Engineering (miscellaneous)
Music
Computer Science Applications

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