IJER@2014 Page 108 A Portable Wireless ECG Monitoring System using GSM Technique with Real Time Detection of Beat Abnormalities

Cardiovascular disease is the world's leading killer, accounting for 16.7 million or 29.2 percent of total global deaths.[xi] Heart disease continues to be the leading cause of mortality in day today life in an era of industrialization, changing lifestyles and dietary habits. The mortality rate reported in government hospitals shows an increase in death due to heart diseases and this trend is expected to continue into the next decades. Since cardiac disorders are increasingly affecting human lifestyle and rehabilitation, some practical devices based on modern technological explosions are inevitable and created to reduce the disability from heart diseases.