Method and system for quantitatively determining EKG waveform organization
First Claim
1. A method for assessing the regularity of heart function, to be utilized with electrocardiographic waveform representations of heart function, said method comprising the steps of:
- monitoring and recording a patient'"'"'s electrocardiographic waveform data for a predetermined period of time;
creating, from said patient'"'"'s monitored and recorded electrocardiographic waveform data a set of dissimilar electrocardiographic waveforms; and
calculating a disorganization index on the basis of said set of dissimilar waveforms and said monitored and recorded electrocardiographic waveform data such that the regularity of said patient'"'"'s heart function is assessed on the basis of said disorganization index.
5 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method and system for assessing the regularity of heart function, to be utilized with electrocardiographic (hereinafter "EKG") waveform representations of heart function. The method and system work by first monitoring and recording a particular patient'"'"'s EKG waveform data for a defined period of time. As the EKG waveform data is being monitored and recorded, a set of EKG waveforms is created from the monitored and recorded data. The set is made up of waveforms deemed to be dissimilar. After the defined period of time has elapsed, the total number of dissimilar waveforms in the set are counted, and the total count of the dissimilar waveforms in the set is divided by total number of waveforms that were contained within the EKG data recorded and monitored during the defined period of time. The result of this division is deemed the disorganization index, and serves as a measure of how dissimilar succeeding waves in the EKG wavetrain data were, and thus gives a good indication of the regularity of heart function.
-
Citations
6 Claims
-
1. A method for assessing the regularity of heart function, to be utilized with electrocardiographic waveform representations of heart function, said method comprising the steps of:
-
monitoring and recording a patient'"'"'s electrocardiographic waveform data for a predetermined period of time; creating, from said patient'"'"'s monitored and recorded electrocardiographic waveform data a set of dissimilar electrocardiographic waveforms; and calculating a disorganization index on the basis of said set of dissimilar waveforms and said monitored and recorded electrocardiographic waveform data such that the regularity of said patient'"'"'s heart function is assessed on the basis of said disorganization index. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
-
-
4. A system for assessing the regularity of heart function, to be utilized with electrocardiographic waveform representations of heart function, said system comprising:
-
means for monitoring and recording a patient'"'"'s electrocardiographic waveform data for a predetermined period of time; means for creating from said patient'"'"'s monitored and recorded electrocardiographic waveform data a set of dissimilar electrocardiographic waveforms; and means for calculating a disorganization index on the basis of said set of dissimilar waveforms and said monitored and recorded electrocardiographic waveform data such that the regularity of said patient'"'"'s heart function is assessed on the basis of said disorganization index. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
-
Specification