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    Area of Science:

    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Signal Processing

    Background:

    • Electrocardiogram (ECG) signal quality is crucial for accurate diagnosis.
    • Baseline wander in ECG signals can obscure important diagnostic features.
    • Traditional cubic spline interpolation methods for ECG denoising are sensitive to fiducial point selection.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop an improved cubic spline interpolation algorithm for suppressing ECG baseline drift.
    • To enhance the accuracy of ECG denoising by optimizing fiducial point identification and amplitude calculation.

    Main Methods:

    • Calculating the first-order derivative of the ECG signal to identify fiducial points (maxima and minima).
    • Applying a high-pass filter (1.5 Hz cutoff) to the ECG signal.
    • Determining fiducial point amplitudes by calculating the difference between original and filtered ECG signals.
    • Using cubic spline interpolation on identified fiducial points to generate the baseline drift curve.

    Main Results:

    • The improved algorithm demonstrated higher correlation coefficients compared to traditional methods in simulated cases (increased by 0.242 and 0.13).
    • Achieved an average correlation coefficient of 0.972 for clinical baseline drift data.
    • Significantly improved the suppression of ECG baseline wander.

    Conclusions:

    • The presented improved cubic spline interpolation algorithm effectively suppresses ECG baseline drift.
    • This method offers enhanced accuracy for ECG denoising, particularly in the presence of significant baseline wander.
    • The algorithm shows promise for improving the reliability of ECG analysis in clinical settings.