title: A 60x computer-based Holter tape processing system.
abstract: Since its introduction in 1968, the basic algorithm for automatic recognition of ventricular ectopic depolarizations, developed at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, has been implemented and modified by a number of investigators. The modified multi-template algorithm is conceptually similar to the original algorithm except that there are eight templates stored for each patient. A new template is stored whenever the match with each of the old templates yields a correlation coefficient less than 0.79. The system reads a Holter tape at 60 x real time for heart rates of 80 beats per minute, with relatively few false positives.
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005117:Cardiac Complexes, Premature / Q000503:physiopathology; D003201:Computers; D003626:Data Display; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*