DocumentCode
3074989
Title
Algorithm for detection of ventricular fibrillation on line in a CCU
Author
Patomäki, L. ; Jarviluoto, M.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Kuopio Univ., Finland
fYear
1989
fDate
19-22 Sep 1989
Firstpage
229
Lastpage
231
Abstract
A new simple and fast algorithm for VFIB (ventricular fibrillation) detection has been developed and tested in an AHA (American Heart Association) database. The algorithm is based on the portions of small and high derivatives in the ECG (electrocardiographic) signal. The performance is found to be adequate while showing detection for all VFIB episodes in the AHA database within 14 s, on average. All the false positives were found to be VTAC (ventricular tachycardia) episodes, which usually precede the VFIB
Keywords
computerised signal processing; electrocardiography; medical diagnostic computing; 14 s; American Heart Association; ECG; coronary care unit; false positives; ventricular fibrillation detection algorithm; ventricular tachycardia episodes; Databases; Electrocardiography; Fibrillation; Filters; Frequency; Physics; Power distribution; Smoothing methods; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Computers in Cardiology 1989, Proceedings.
Conference_Location
Jerusalem
Print_ISBN
0-8186-2114-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CIC.1989.130529
Filename
130529
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