Acoustic cardiac signals analysis: a Kalman filter-based approach

• Main Authors: Shaikh Salleh, Sheikh Hussain, Tian, Swee Tan, Mohd. Noor, Alias, Ali, Jalil, Sheikh Hussain, Siti Hadrina, Ting, Chee Ming, Pipatsarat, Surasak, Yupapin, Preecha P.
• Format: Article
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/46557/; http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S32315

Auscultation of the heart is accompanied by both electrical activity and sound. Heart auscultation provides clues to diagnose many cardiac abnormalities. Unfortunately, detection of relevant symptoms and diagnosis based on heart sound through a stethoscope is difficult. The reason GPs find this diff...