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Electrocardiogram (ECG) is a widely used reliable, non-invasive approach for cardiovascular disease diagnosis. With the rapid growth of ECG examinations and the insufficiency of cardiologists, accurate and automatic diagnosis of ECG signals…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-10-21 Dongdong Zhang , Xiaohui Yuan , Ping Zhang

Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is a common cardiac arrhythmia affecting a large number of people around the world. If left undetected, it will develop into chronic disability or even early mortality. However, patients who have this problem can…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-01-20 Dacheng Chen , Dan Li , Xiuqin Xu , Ruizhi Yang , See-Kiong Ng

Interpretation of electrocardiography (ECG) signals is required for diagnosing cardiac arrhythmia. Recently, machine learning techniques have been applied for automated computer-aided diagnosis. Machine learning tasks can be divided into…

With the development of deep learning-based methods, automated classification of electrocardiograms (ECGs) has recently gained much attention. Although the effectiveness of deep neural networks has been encouraging, the lack of information…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-03-02 Wenrui Zhang , Xinxin Di , Guodong Wei , Shijia Geng , Zhaoji Fu , Shenda Hong

Electrocardiogram (ECG) is a widely used tool for assessing cardiac function due to its low cost and accessibility. Emergent research shows that ECGs can help make predictions on key outcomes traditionally derived from more complex…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-10-01 Yuan Gao , Sangwook Kim , Chris McIntosh

Electrocardiogram (ECG) is an essential signal in monitoring human heart activities. Researchers have achieved promising results in leveraging ECGs in clinical applications with deep learning models. However, the mainstream deep learning…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-10-06 Han Yu , Huiyuan Yang , Akane Sano

Accurate ECG interpretation is vital, yet complex cardiac data and "black-box" AI models limit clinical utility. Inspired by Transformer architectures' success in NLP for understanding sequential data, we frame ECG as the heart's unique…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-09 Berat Kutay Uğraş , Ömer Nezih Gerek , İbrahim Talha Saygı

Monitoring electrocardiogram signals is of great significance for the diagnosis of arrhythmias. In recent years, deep learning and convolutional neural networks have been widely used in the classification of cardiac arrhythmias. However,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-05-16 Ao Wang , Wenxing Xu , Hanshi Sun , Ninghao Pu , Zijin Liu , Hao Liu

Electrocardiogram (ECG), a non-invasive and affordable tool for cardiac monitoring, is highly sensitive in detecting acute heart attacks. However, due to the lengthy nature of ECG recordings, numerous machine learning methods have been…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-04 Yue Wang , Xu Cao , Yaojun Hu , Haochao Ying , Hongxia Xu , Ruijia Wu , James Matthew Rehg , Jimeng Sun , Jian Wu , Jintai Chen

This paper presents an innovative and generic deep learning approach to monitor heart conditions from ECG signals.We focus our attention on both the detection and classification of abnormal heartbeats, known as arrhythmia. We strongly…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-06-14 Meryll Dindin , Yuhei Umeda , Frederic Chazal

Intricating cardiac complexities are the primary factor associated with healthcare costs and the highest cause of death rate in the world. However, preventive measures like the early detection of cardiac anomalies can prevent severe…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-04-18 Asim Darwaish , Farid Naït-Abdesselam , Ashfaq Khokhar

In the present paper we have reported a wavelet based time-frequency multiresolution analysis of an ECG signal. The ECG (electrocardiogram), which records hearts electrical activity, is able to provide with useful information about the type…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2013-11-26 Swapnil Barmase , Saurav Das , Sabyasachi Mukhopadhyay

In the process of patient diagnosis, non-invasive measurements are widely used due to their low risks and quick results. Electrocardiogram (ECG), as a non-invasive method to collect heart activities, is used to diagnose cardiac conditions.…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-12-11 Yuhao Xu , Jiaying Lu , Sirui Ding , Defu Cao , Xiao Hu , Carl Yang

The classification of electrocardiogram (ECG) signals is crucial for early detection of arrhythmias and other cardiac conditions. However, despite advances in machine learning, many studies fail to follow standardization protocols, leading…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-03-11 Guilherme Silva , Pedro Silva , Gladston Moreira , Vander Freitas , Jadson Gertrudes , Eduardo Luz

In this paper, we present a novel Image Fusion Model (IFM) for ECG heart-beat classification to overcome the weaknesses of existing machine learning techniques that rely either on manual feature extraction or direct utilization of 1D raw…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-05-31 Zeeshan Ahmad , Anika Tabassum , Naimul Khan , Ling Guan

The characterization of heart dynamics with a view to distinguish abnormal from normal behavior is an interesting topic in clinical sciences. Here we present an analysis of the Electro-cardiogram (ECG) signals obtained under controlled…

Tissues and Organs · Quantitative Biology 2018-09-05 Snehal M. Shekatkar , Yamini Kotriwar , K. P. Harikrishnan , G. Ambika

Cardiac disease is the leading cause of death in the US. Accurate heart disease detection is of critical importance for timely medical treatment to save patients' lives. Routine use of electrocardiogram (ECG) is the most common method for…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-10-21 Zekai Wang , Stavros Stavrakis , Bing Yao

An essential part for the accurate classification of electrocardiogram (ECG) signals is the extraction of informative yet general features, which are able to discriminate diseases. Cardiovascular abnormalities manifest themselves in…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-07-11 Maximilian P Oppelt , Maximilian Riehl , Felix P Kemeth , Jan Steffan

Arrhythmias are irregularities in the hearts electrical system which cause rapid and irregular heartbeats. These heart conditions affect over 33 million people globally and significantly increase the risk of severe complications, including…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-29 Praveen Kumar Pandian Shanmuganathan , Vatsal Sivaratri

Cardiac arrhythmias are a leading cause of life-threatening cardiac events, highlighting the urgent need for accurate and timely detection. Electrocardiography (ECG) remains the clinical gold standard for arrhythmia diagnosis; however,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-05-09 Zuraiz Baig , Sidra Nasir , Rizwan Ahmed Khan , Muhammad Zeeshan Ul Haque