Meet the challenge of high-pass filter and ST-segment requirements with a DC-coupled digital electrocardiogram amplifier

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 574-579

  Abächerli, Roger ^a   Schmid, Hans Jakob ^a  

^a Schiller AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

DC coupling; Digital amplifier; Electrocardiogram; High pass filter

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIER; ARTICLE; DIGITAL FILTERING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; ST SEGMENT;

AMPLIFIERS, ELECTRONIC; ANALOG-DIGITAL CONVERSION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 70350241622     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2009.07.012     Document Type: Article

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