Origins of ECG and Evolution of Automated DSP Techniques: A Review

Over the years, researchers have studied the evolution of Electrocardiogram (ECG) and the complex classification of cardiovascular diseases. This review focuses on the evolution of the ECG and covers the most recent signal processing schemes with milestones over the last 150 years systematically. Development phases of ECG, ECG leads, portable ECG monitors, Signal Processing schemes and Complex Transformations are discussed. This paper summarizes the development of ECG features detection for cardiac anomalies and the history of the development of ECG monitors, beginning from String Galvanometer. It also discusses the automated detections on ECG, beginning from 1960 to the most recent signal processing techniques. Additionally, this paper provides recommendations for future research directions.