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A beat by beat evaluation of the QRS detector performance by means of an annotated ECG database is described. Fast software detectors have been compared in terms of sensitivity and specificity. Moreover the execution time is considered for accelerated time software analyses.
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Taddei, A., Marchesi, C., Landucci, L. (1984). Performance Comparison of Fast QRS Detection Algorithms. In: Marchesi, C. (eds) Ambulatory Monitoring. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 37. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6012-1_17
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