Ectopic Beat Detection from Wrist Optical Signals for Sinus Rhythm and Atrial Fibrillation Subjects

Serj Haddad, Jarkko Harju, Adrian Tarniceriu, Tuomas Halkola, Jakub Parak, Ilkka Korhonen, Arvi Yli-Hankala, Antti Vehkaoja

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Abstract

Ectopic beats are abnormal cardiac beats originating from a location different than the sino-atrial node and therefore not being controlled by the autonomous nervous system. Thus, correct heart rate variability analysis inevitably requires accurate ectopic beat detection. Furthermore, an accurate ectopic beat detection is crucial to differentiate irregular cardiac rhythm due to different types of pathological arrhythmias from those caused by isolated ectopic beats. In this paper, we present an algorithm for ectopic beat detection based on wrist plethysmographic (PPG) signals. The proposed algorithm relies on analyzing the inter-beat patterns while considering the heart-rhythm condition: whether sinus rhythm (SR) or atrial fibrillation (AF). We monitor 29 patients recovering from surgery in the post-anesthesia care unit. During the recordings, 15 patients had SR and 14 patients had AF. The proposed ectopic beat detection algorithm achieves a sensitivity of and a specificity of 2.12.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication15th Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing – MEDICON 2019 - Proceedings of MEDICON 2019
EditorsJorge Henriques, Paulo de Carvalho, Nuno Neves
PublisherSpringer
Pages150-158
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)978-3-030-31634-1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020
Publication typeA4 Article in conference proceedings
EventMediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing -
Duration: 1 Jan 2020 → …

Publication series

NameIFMBE Proceedings
Volume76
ISSN (Print)1680-0737

Conference

ConferenceMediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing
Period1/01/20 → …

Keywords

  • Atrial fibrillation
  • Ectopic beat detection
  • Heart rate variability
  • Photoplethysmography

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