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April 1, 2015Journal of Applied Research and TechnologyOpen Access

Feature Extraction of Electrocardiogram Signals by Applying Adaptive Threshold and Principal Component Analysis

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Key result

A novel approach for QRS complex detection using adaptive thresholding and Principal Component Analysis achieved a sensitivity of 96.28% and a positive predictivity of 99.71%.

Population

19 different records from the MIT-BIH arrhythmia database containing 44,715 heartbeats with various…

Design

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Authors

AMAdriana MexicanoJBJiří BílaSCSalvador Cervantes

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Overview

May enhance automated ECG analysis; leaves open prospective clinical validation before routine use.

Structured PICO

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Population
19 ECG records comprising 44,715 heartbeats from the MIT-BIH arrhythmia database were analyzed to validate a novel QRS detection algorithm.
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Intervention
Algorithm for QRS complex detection and feature extraction using band pass filter, differentiation, Hilbert transform, adaptive threshold technique, and Principal Component Analysis (PCA).
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Outcome
Sensitivity (Se) and positive predictivity (+P) for QRS complex detection.

A novel algorithm combining Hilbert transform, adaptive thresholding, and PCA provides high sensitivity and positive predictivity for automated QRS complex detection in ECG signals.

Limitations

  • The method achieved a lower sensitivity rate for records presenting negative QRS polarities and ventricular ectopics (e.g., record 228).
  • Direct comparison with previously published algorithms is challenging because they are often not tested under the exact same conditions, data, or heartbeats.
  • Lower sensitivity rate for records with negative QRS polarities and ventricular ectopics (e.g., record 228).

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Mexicano et al. (2015) studied Arrhythmias (n=19). Adaptive threshold and Principal Component Analysis algorithm vs. Other QRS detection algorithms was evaluated on QRS complex detection sensitivity. A novel approach for QRS complex detection using adaptive thresholding and Principal Component Analysis achieved a sensitivity of 96.28% and a positive predictivity of 99.71%.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a95d5b40becc3d96d376d1fhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jart.2015.06.008
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