A computer-based system for the study of ECG/VCG variability.
A description is given of a computer-based system for electrocardiogram and vectorcardiogram analysis. Its main purpose is to provide a basic research and study tool of the variability occurring in electrocardiographic activity when the observation time is of the order of 30 min. System/operator interaction is designed to allow the user to validate or correct the identifications executed by the program. Special attention is given to graphic representation techniques suitable for synthesizing a great many numerical results. Data acquisition and analysis are performed by two different PDP 11 systems. The acquisition programs are written in ASSEMBLER, the analysis programs are in FORTRAN. Intermediate files are structured by a data compression technique. At present the program is oriented to study normal subjects. A new version to study bundle-branch blocks is now available.
D003201:Computers; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D014672:Vectorcardiography