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The paper reviews the existing methods for identifying QRS complexes. An attempt is made to make a well-defined classification of available algorithms in an approach to QRS detection. Emphasis is laid on the consideration of specific requirements for such algorithms by computer-aided real-time ECG systems. A task of choice of the most suitable method is formulated. An algorithm based on the well-known principles of frequency-time detection is proposed as an alternative solution of this task. The algorithm makes it possible to single out QRS complexes from real-time ECG and to effectively make a digital signal processing by available optimized libraries. The method initially used in the Matlab package has been integrated within the laboratory computerized ECG system.

The paper defines requirements for reference signals to check measuring the algorithms of automatic electrocardiographic systems. It proposes a reference signal which meets these requirements and gives a block diagram of a test bed.