The proposed improved peak quantification algorithm (improved-PQA) rapidly and accurately measures heart rates from ECG waveforms even in embedded systems with lower computational power.
An improved peak quantification algorithm enables accurate and rapid heart rate measurement from ECGs on embedded systems with limited computational resources.
This paper proposes a new method improving the peak quantification algorithm (PQA) introduced by Navakatikyan, et al. In measuring a human heart rate (HR). Experiments reveal that although the PQA can accurately measure the heart rates based on electrocardiogram (ECG) waveforms, this algorithm is too complex and uses too much memory, resulting in substantial reduction in accuracy when applied such algorithm to an embedded system. The proposed improved-peak quantification algorithm (improved-PQA) can rapidly analyze the heartbeat waveforms and still accurately measure the heart rates even when it is adopted in an embedded system with a lower computational power and speed.
Tai et al. (Sat,) conducted a other in Heart rate measurement. Improved peak quantification algorithm (improved-PQA) vs. Original peak quantification algorithm (PQA) was evaluated on Heart rate measurement accuracy and computational efficiency. The proposed improved peak quantification algorithm (improved-PQA) rapidly and accurately measures heart rates from ECG waveforms even in embedded systems with lower computational power.