[Application of fuzzy reasoning to myocardial ischemia judgment based on electrocardiogram ST-T complex]

Sheng Wu Yi Xue Gong Cheng Xue Za Zhi. 2012 Feb;29(1):147-51, 156.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Electrocardiogram (ECG) is a convenient, economic, and non-invasive detecting tool in myocardial ischemia (MI). Its clinical appearance is mainly exhibited by ST-T complex change. MI events are usually instantaneous and asymptomatic in some cases, which cannot be forecasted to have a precautionary measure in time by doctors. The automatic detection of MI by computer and a cued warning of danger in real time play an important role in diagnosing heart disease. With the help of the medical staff, some quantitative approbatory indicators, such as ST-segment deviation, the amplitude of T-wave peak and the rate of ST and heart rate (HR), were combined to judge MI using fuzzy reasoning. After MIT-BIH database and the long-term ST database (LTST) verification, sensitivity and positive predictive values reached 75% and 78% respectively, and specificity and negative predictive values were 85% and 87% respectively. In addition, the proposed method was close to human way of thinking and understanding, and easy to apply in clinical detection and engineering fields.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Electrocardiography*
  • Fuzzy Logic*
  • Humans
  • Myocardial Ischemia / diagnosis*
  • Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted*