Heartbeat detection and categorization

摘要: An automatic method for detecting heartbeats of a patient from two or more selected ECG signals, the comprising: (a) determining velocity each signals; (b) summing together absolute values velocities; (c) comparing sum with threshold T having value about one-half an expected maximum sum; and (d) if is greater than elapsed time since immediately-previous heartbeat detection preset refractory period t R , has been detected at D determinations. The also further includes steps by which are categorized based on velocities detection.