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  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Signal Processing
  • Cardiology

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  • Electrocardiogram (ECG) signals are crucial for diagnosing heart conditions.
  • Noise in ECG signals significantly hinders accurate analysis and diagnosis.
  • Effective denoising and R-peak detection are vital for reliable cardiac health assessment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate an algorithm for denoising ECG signals.
  • To accurately detect R-peaks within the QRS complex of denoised ECG signals.
  • To enhance the reliability of ECG analysis for predicting heart conditions.

Main Methods:

  • ECG signal denoising using a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) based bandpass filter.
  • Multi-stage adaptive peak detection algorithm for identifying R-peaks in the QRS complex.
  • Validation using the MIT/BIH Arrhythmia database.

Main Results:

  • The proposed algorithm achieved high sensitivity (99.98%) and positive predictivity (99.96%) in R-peak detection.
  • Demonstrated significant accuracy and reliability in processing noisy ECG signals.
  • Successfully identified R-peaks in the QRS complex with minimal error.

Conclusions:

  • The FFT-based bandpass filter and adaptive peak detection algorithm effectively denoise ECG signals.
  • The algorithm provides accurate and reliable R-peak detection, crucial for cardiac diagnostics.
  • This method enhances the physician's ability to determine and predict heart health from ECG data.