System, Method and Computer Program Product for Detection of Changes in Health Status and Risk of Imminent Illness

摘要

A method for analysis of cardiac rhythms and the clinical status of a patient, based on calculations of entropy and moments of time series intervals. An optimal determination is made of segments of data that demonstrate statistical homogeneity, specifically with regard to moments and entropy. The invention also involves calculating moments and entropy on each interval segments with the goal of diagnosis of cardiac rhythm. More specifically, an absolute entropy measurement is calculated, providing dynamic information of fundamental importance in diagnosis and analysis.