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echocardiography examination, indexed to patient
height raised to 2.7 (
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).
Our experiments pointed out that the features
that best correlate with LVMI are the ones related to
the QRS complex amplitude and duration.
Moreover, we have proposed a score which is based
on combination of results of several criteria. The
performance of our score was greater than the
criteria used by experts, with specificity and
sensitivity equal to 95.6% and 69.7%, respectively.
As future work, we plan to test our system in a
bigger database, in order to confirm the consistency
of our results. Furthermore, it would be interesting
to conduct a physiological analysis of the results
presented here to explain the reasons why those
ECG waves or features are modified by LVH.
Finally, our algorithm will be tested in a
telecardiology project where abnormal ECGs will be
prioritized to have a report from the cardiologist.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We thank CAPES, an agency of the Brazilian
Ministry of Education, for the financial support
provided.
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