System And Method For Facilitating A Cardiac Rhythm Disorder Diagnosis With The Aid Of A Digital Computer

摘要

A system and method for facilitating a cardiac rhythm disorder diagnosis with the aid of a digital computer are provided. Cutaneous action potentials of a patient are recorded as electrocardiogram (ECG) data over a set time period. A set of R-wave peaks is identified within the ECG data and an R-R interval plot is constructed. A difference between recording times of successive pairs of the R-wave peaks in the set is determined. A heart rate associated with each difference is also determined. The pairs of the R-wave peaks and associated heart rate are plotted as the R-R interval plot. A diagnosis of cardiac disorder is facilitated based on patterns of the plotted pairs of the R-wave peaks and the associated heart rates in the R-R interval plot.

主权项

1. A system for facilitating a cardiac rhythm disorder diagnosis with the aid of a digital computer, comprising:
an electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring and recording device; a download station adapted to retrieve cutaneous action potentials of a patient recorded over a set period of time by the ECG monitoring and recording device as ECG data; a processor and memory within which code for execution by the processor is stored, further comprising:
an identification module to identify a set of R-wave peaks within the ECG data;a construction module to construct an R-R interval plot, comprising:
a determination submodule to determine a difference between recording times of successive pairs of the R-wave peaks in the set and to determine a heart rate associated with each difference; anda plot submodule to plot the pairs of the R-wave peaks and associated heart rate as the R-R interval plot;a display to facilitate diagnosis of a cardiac disorder of the patient based on patterns of the plotted pairs of the R-wave peaks and the associated heart rates in the R-R interval plot.