Signal averaging technique for noninvasive recording of late potentials in patients with coronary artery disease

An advanced non invasive signal averaging technique was used to detect late potentials in two groups of patients: Group A (24 patients) with coronary artery disease (CAD) and without sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) and Group B (8 patients) with CAD and sustained VT. Recorded analog data were...

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Published inComputers in cardiology Vol. 13; p. 525
Main Authors Abboud, S, Blatt, C M, Lown, B, Graboys, T B, Sadeh, D, Cohen, R J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 1987
Subjects
Algorithms
Coronary Disease - physiopathology
Electrocardiography - methods
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Heart Rate - physiology
Humans
Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
Tachycardia, Ventricular - physiopathology
Ventricular Fibrillation - physiopathology
NASA Discipline Cardiopulmonary
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Summary:An advanced non invasive signal averaging technique was used to detect late potentials in two groups of patients: Group A (24 patients) with coronary artery disease (CAD) and without sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) and Group B (8 patients) with CAD and sustained VT. Recorded analog data were digitized and aligned using a cross correlation function with fast Fourier transform schema, averaged and band pass filtered between 60 and 200 Hz with a non-recursive digital filter. Averaged filtered waveforms were analyzed by computer program for 3 parameters: (1) filtered QRS (fQRS) duration (2) interval between the peak of the R wave peak and the end of fQRS (R-LP) (3) RMS value of last 40 msec of fQRS (RMS). Significant change was found between Groups A and B in fQRS (101 -/+ 13 msec vs 123 -/+ 15 msec; p < .0005) and in R-LP vs 52 -/+ 11 msec vs 71-/+18 msec, p <.002). We conclude that (1) the use of a cross correlation triggering method and non-recursive digital filter enables a reliable recording of late potentials from the body surface; (2) fQRS and R-LP durations are sensitive indicators of CAD patients susceptible to VT.
ISSN:0276-6574