Wavelet Analysis of Cardiograms in EDF Format

The correlation of the wavelet shape and the characteristic ECG section has been confirmed, and wavelets for the identification of P-, R-, and T waves have been experimentally established. An algorithm for identifying R waves in an ECG has been developed and its operability has been verified. Using the algorithm developed, a graph of the dynamics of the heartbeat period is plotted as a function of time (period number). To identify the P and T waves, the wavelet image of the real ECG is constructed, and the presence of distortion of the shape of this image due to the influence of QRS complex and neighboring waves is established. Computer removal (filtering) of QRS complexes from the ECG is carried out, wavelet image of the remaining part is calculated. The possibility of determining the positions of the maximum P- and T-waves has been established from the wavelet image of the filtered ECG. The theoretical and practical value of this study consists in a new direction of wavelet analysis of cardiac signals, by successively applying several wavelets of a special form, to identify characteristic sections of the ECG in order to improve diagnostics. The proposed method also assumes intermediate filtering of the identified sections when moving from wavelet to wavelet. The development was carried out within the framework of computer generation of arrays of digital functions of the state of the heart, suitable for training artificial intelligence systems, and diagnostics using such systems. The practical results obtained can be applied in the development of a digital expert diagnostic system or a specific technical device.