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Area of Science:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Signal Processing
  • Cardiology

Background:

  • Accurate QRS complex detection in electrocardiograms (ECG) is crucial for diagnosing heart conditions.
  • Existing methods may face challenges with complex ECG signals.
  • The Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) database offers valuable ECG data for research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate a new method for QRS complex detection in 12-lead ECG signals using Shannon energy (SE).
  • To assess the algorithm's performance on a diverse dataset including healthy individuals and patients with heart disease.

Main Methods:

  • Computation of Shannon energy (SE) from ECG signals.
  • Envelope creation of SE using a defined threshold.
  • Identification of signal peaks for QRS complex detection.
  • Validation using the PTB Diagnostic ECG Database (PTBDB).

Main Results:

  • The Shannon energy (SE) method demonstrated high performance metrics.
  • Sensitivity: 99.924%
  • Detection Error Rate (DER): 0.155%
  • Positive Predictivity (+P): 99.922%
  • Classification Accuracy (Acc): 99.846%.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed Shannon energy (SE) based algorithm is highly effective for QRS complex detection in ECG signals.
  • This method offers a reliable tool for the diagnosis of heart diseases.
  • The algorithm's performance indicates its potential for clinical application.