Acharya U. Advances in Cardiac Signal Processing 2007

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This book deals with the acquisition and extraction of the various morphological features of the electrocardiogram signals. In the first chapters the book first presents data fusion and different data mining techniques that have been used for the cardiac state diagnosis. The second part deals with heart rate variability (HRV), a non-invasive measurement of cardiovascular autonomic regulation. Next, visualization of ECG data is discussed, an important part of the display in life threatening state. Here, the handling of data is discussed which were acquired during several hours. In the following chapters the book discusses aortic pressure measurement which is of significant clinical importance. It presents non-invasive methods for analysis of the aortic pressure waveform, indicating how it can be employed to determine cardiac contractility, arterial compliance, and peripheral resistance. In addition, the book demonstrates methods to extract diagnostic parameters for assessing cardiac function. Further the measurement strategies for contractile effort of the left ventricle are presented. Finally, the book concludes about the future of cardiac signal processing leading to next generation research topics which directly impacts the cardiac health care. The editors thank Biocom Technologies for the provided scientific material and help in writing the book.
Electrocardiogram.
Analysis of Electrocardiograms.
Modelling of Electrocardiogram Signals.
Visualization of Cardiac Health using Electrocardiograms.
Heart Rate Variability: a Review.
Data Fusion of Multimodal Cardiac Signals.
Classification of Cardiac Patient States Using Artificial Neural Networks.
Linear and Nonlinear Analysis of Heart Rate Signals for Different Cardiac States.
Classification of Cardiac Abnormalities using Heart Rate Signals.
Cardiac Health Diagnosis using Heart Rate Variability Signals - A Comparative Study.
Non-Invasive Determination of Blood Pressure Profile, Resistance and Aortic Elasticity.
Assessment of Cardiac Function in Filling and Systolic Ejection Phases: A Mathematical and Clinical.
Evaluation.
ECG Signal Conditioning by Morphological Filters.
Multivariate Analysis for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Signal.
Phase Space Analysis for Cardiovascular Signals