%0 Journal Article
	%A Desmond B. Keenan
	%D 2008
	%J International Journal of Biomedical and Biological Engineering
	%B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
	%I Open Science Index 22, 2008
	%T Detection and Correction of Ectopic Beats for HRV Analysis Applying Discrete Wavelet Transforms
	%U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10138
	%V 22
	%X The clinical usefulness of heart rate variability is
limited to the range of Holter monitoring software available. These
software algorithms require a normal sinus rhythm to accurately
acquire heart rate variability (HRV) measures in the frequency
domain. Premature ventricular contractions (PVC) or more
commonly referred to as ectopic beats, frequent in heart failure,
hinder this analysis and introduce ambiguity. This investigation
demonstrates an algorithm to automatically detect ectopic beats by
analyzing discrete wavelet transform coefficients. Two techniques
for filtering and replacing the ectopic beats from the RR signal are
compared. One technique applies wavelet hard thresholding
techniques and another applies linear interpolation to replace ectopic
cycles. The results demonstrate through simulation, and signals
acquired from a 24hr ambulatory recorder, that these techniques can
accurately detect PVC-s and remove the noise and leakage effects
produced by ectopic cycles retaining smooth spectra with the
minimum of error.
	%P 358 - 364