viport: Take it to your heart.

Heart and stress screening on ECG basis. Stress has become one of the greatest problems facing modern industrial society. Noise, hectic lifestyles and pressure to succeed in one’s career and private life are causing more and more people to develop mental and physical symptoms, such as depression or cardiovascular disease. The World Health Organisation WHO has declared stress to be the greatest health risk for the 21st century. 

Of particular concern are the effects of stress on the cardiovascular system. If the body is constantly in a state of alert, this can cause high blood pressure and arteriosclerosis. Thus stress is one of the main risk factors for heart attacks and strokes.

However, thanks to modern technology, cardiovascular stress can be quickly and easily measured. With the viport, it is possible to take ECG-based measurements yourself, whether at home or on the move. The viport is a handy, battery-operated medical device that allows you to recognise various risk factors easily and in good time. 

The validity of the viport readings is primarily based on heart rate variability parameters that are derived from an ECG signal, which, in turn, allows for the calculation of a cardio stress index (CSI). It also provides a reading for heart rhythm, as well as for the duration of the QRS complex (ventricular excitation). This data is collected using a digital, multichannel ECG system.