A new QRS complex detection based on wavelet transform

Document Type : Original Article

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Department of Communication Engineering, Philadelphia University, Jordan.

Abstract

Abstract:
In this paper a new QRS complex detection method is proposed based on wavelet
transform (WT). Wavelet theory is inspired the development of a strong methodology
for signal processing and can be used as a good tool for non-stationary
electrocardiogram (ECG signal) detection. The new proposed method presents sharp
results for ECG detection parameters where the fiducial points are easily detected. The
obtained results show that the sensitivity of the proposed detector is 99.8% and that the
specificity is 98.6%. The proposed detector used in this paper is tested using an original
ECG signal data base.

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