[PINTER, Robert, NAUJOKAT, Elke, IGNEY, Claudia, Hannelore, MUESCH, Guido, J.] Steindamm 94, 20099 Hamburg, DE

[NAUJOKAT, Elke, DEVOT, Sandrine, HOOS, William, ZHANG, Hui, RADEMAKERS, Antonius Johannes Josephus] Groenewoudseweg 1, 5621 BA Eindhoven, NL

[NAUJOKAT ELKE] NL There is provided a method for assessing the health of a cardiovascular system of a subject, the method comprising obtaining a plurality of measurements of the heart rate and pulse arrival time of the subject during a test procedure in which the subject performs exercises and rests; comparing the measurements of the heart rate to the measurements of the pulse arrival time obtained during at least part of the test procedure; and determining one or more parameters relating to the health status of the cardiovascular system of the subject from the comparison.

[MUEHLSTEFF, Jens, NAUJOKAT, Elke] Groenewoudseweg 1 NL-5621 BA Eindhoven;Lübeckertordamm 5 20099 Hamburg;c/o High Tech Campus Building 44 NL-5656 AE Eindhoven;c/o High Tech Campus Building 44 NL-5656 AE Eindhoven There is provided a method for assessing the health of a cardiovascular system of a subject, the method comprising obtaining a plurality of measurements of the heart rate and pulse arrival time of the subject during a test procedure in which the subject performs exercises and rests; comparing the measurements of the heart rate to the measurements of the pulse arrival time obtained during at least part of the test procedure; and determining one or more parameters relating to the health status of the cardiovascular system of the subject from the comparison.

[PINTER, Robert, NAUJOKAT, Elke, IGNEY, Claudia, Hannelore, MUESCH, Guido, J.] Steindamm 94 20099 Hamburg;Groenewoudseweg 1 NL-5621 BA Eindhoven;c/o Philips Intellectual Property & Standards GmbHWeisshausstr. 2 52066 Aachen;c/o Philips Intellectual Property & Standards GmbH Weisshausstr. 2 52066 Aachen;c/o Philips Intellectual Property & Standards GmbHWeisshausstr. 2 52066 Aachen;c/o Philips Intellectual Property & Standards GmbHWeisshausstr. 2 52066 Aachen The invention relates to a monitoring device (105) for remotely monitoring a heartbeat of a subject, the monitoring device comprising a remote sensor (102) for receiving a monitored signal (103) indicative of a movement of the subject's thoracic wall (101) induced by the subject's heartbeat. In an embodiment of the invention, the monitoring device (105) further comprises a triggering device (401) arranged to access the monitored signal (403) to generate a triggering signal (402) representative of a phase of the heartbeat. The invention further relates to an imaging or spectroscopy system (901), for example a magnetic resonance or computed tomography system or a cardiac 3D X-ray angiography system, arranged to acquire data from a subject, the system comprising such a monitoring device (105), wherein the system is further arranged to utilize the triggering signal (402) to synchronize the acquisition of the data to the phase of the subject's heartbeat.

[NAUJOKAT, Elke, KREMER, Frederique, DEVOT, Sandrine, M., L., AUBERT, Xavier, L., M., A.] Lübeckertordamm 5, 20099 Hamburg, DE

[DEVOT, Sandrine, M., L., BRAUERS, Andreas, NAUJOKAT, Elke, PINTER, Robert, REITER, Harald, THIJS, Jeroen, A., J.]

[Elke Naujokat, Josef Lauter, Matthew Harris, Guido Muesch] NL Eindhoven The invention provides automatic control of a deep brain stimulation system (2) using tremor detection based on accelerometer signals. Because no manual interventions are necessary, the ease of use for the patient (1) is greatly enhanced. Furthermore the autonomy of the patients in normal daily life is increased. The present invention also results in a reduced energy consumption and consequently longer battery life. On the other side with the present invention an optimal treatment is possible, adjusted to the patient's symptoms without the help of a physician.

[WAFFENSCHMIDT, Eberhard, IGNEY, Claudia, Hannelore, BRAUERS, Andreas, NAUJOKAT, Elke] Lübeckertordamm 5 20099 Hamburg;Groenewoudseweg 1 NL-5621 BA Eindhoven;C/o Philips Intellectual Property & Standards Gmbh Weisshausstr. 2 52066 Aachen;C/o Philips Intellectual Property & Standards Gmbh Weisshausstr. 2 52066 Aachen;C/o Philips Intellectual Property & Standards Gmbh Weisshausstr. 2 52066 Aachen;C/o Philips Intellectual Property & Standards Gmbh Weisshausstr. 2 52066 Aachen The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for inductively measuring the bio-impedance of a user' s body. In order to provide a reliable method and apparatus for inductively measuring the bio-impedance of a user's body (14) it is suggested to use the capacitor (5) of the measuring circuit as a resonant capacitive shield for electrically shielding the sensor inductor (2) of the circuit. Therewith the number of structural components is reduced. Thus also the number of possible failures is reduced, leading to a very reliable technique for measuring of bio-impedance.

[DEVOT, Sandrine, M., L., BRAUERS, Andreas, NAUJOKAT, Elke, PINTER, Robert, REITER, Harald, THIJS, Jeroen, A., J.] Groenewoudseweg 1 NL-5621 BA Eindhoven;Lübeckertordamm 5 20099 Hamburg;c/o High Tech Campus, Building 44 NL-5656 AE Eindhoven;c/o High Tech Campus, Building 44 NL-5656 AE Eindhoven;c/o High Tech Campus, Building 44 NL-5656 AE Eindhoven;c/o High Tech Campus, Building 44 NL-5656 AE Eindhoven;c/o High Tech Campus, Building 44 NL-5656 AE Eindhoven;c/o High Tech Campus, Building 44 NL-5656 AE Eindhoven This invention relates to a system and a kit for stress and relaxation management. A cardiac activity sensor (101) is used for measuring the heart rate variability (HRV) signal of the user and a respiration sensor (102) for measuring the respiratory signal of the user. The system contains a user interaction device (103) having an input unit (104) for receiving user specific data and an output unit for providing information output to the user. A processor (106) is used to assess the stress level of the user by determining a user related stress index. The processor is also used to monitor the user during a relaxation exercise by means of determining a relaxation index based on the measured HRV and respiratory signals, the relaxation index being continuously adapted to the incoming measured signals and based thereon the processor instructs the output unit to provide the user with biofeedback and support messages. Finally, the processor uses the user specific data as an input in generating a first set of rules defining an improvement plan for self -management of stress and relaxation. The first set of rules is adapted to trigger commands instructing the output unit to provide the user with motivation related messages. Also, at least a portion of said user specific data is further used to define a second set of rules indicating the user' s personal goals.