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Method of and arrangement for diagnosing heart disease

  • US 5,649,544 A
  • Filed: 01/17/1992
  • Issued: 07/22/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/30/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of diagnosing a cardiac condition of a patient, comprising the steps of:

  • (a) acquiring electrocardiographic signals from the patient;

    (b) mathematically determining a plurality of functions descriptive of the patient from the electrocardiographic signals;

    (c) establishing a set of indices for each function, each index having two states, each indicative of the cardiac condition of the patient;

    (d) recognizing the state of each index for each function;

    (e) generating an integrated pattern of the states of the indices from a plurality of the functions;

    (f) storing a collection of index patterns, each containing a multitude of patterns of the states of indices for a multitude of patients whose cardiac condition is known; and

    (g) matching the generated integrated pattern against the stored collection of index patterns to determine the cardiac condition of the patient being diagnosed.

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