title: Classification of electrocardiographic P-wave morphology.
abstract: The atrial activity of the human heart is normally visible in the electrocardiogram as a P-wave. In patients with intermittent atrial fibrillation, a different P-wave morphology can sometimes be seen, indicating atrial conduction defects. The purpose of this study was to develop a method to discriminate between such P-waves and normal ones. 20 recordings of each type were used in a classification which, based on impulse response analysis of the P-wave and linear discrimination between various parameters, produced a correct classification in 37 of the 40 recordings (sensitivity 95%, specificity 90%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden. Jonas.Carlson@kard.lu.se
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carlson
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Johansson
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Olsson
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D015233:Models, Statistical; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted