The MAX30100 is a Pulse oximetry heart-rate monitor sensor solution from Maxim Integrated. It combines two LEDs, a photodetector, optimized optics and a low-noise analog signal processor to detect pulse oximetry and heart-rate signals.
There are a few break out boards available that make it really easy to use this solution, I am using this one for my example implementation:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/391709438817?ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT
In this project I have tried to build a sample application using a 0.91" OLED display driven by the U8g2 lib.
Here's a video demostrating the project https://youtu.be/63iZt5M-cik