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We have studied the arrhythmia problem and acquired the clinical knowledge to detect arrhythmia events accurately. We have also determined what clinical knowledge is used and what clinical knowledge is ignored by existing ECG beat classifiers. Both ECG beat classifiers and clini…

Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) is an abnormal heart rhythm caused by aberrant electrical conduction within the AV node. AVNRT is the most common type of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT), with approximately 50,000 new cases per year in the Unit…

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is estimated to cause 300,000 deaths per year. Almost half of those that occur in young, otherwise healthy individuals are found to have a family history of a “warning sign” of SCD. An arrhythmia syndrome (ARS) should be considered if sudden infant dea…

The recently identified genetic short QT syndrome is characterised by abbreviated QT intervals on the electrocardiogram, an increased risk of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, and an increased risk of sudden death. Although the short QT syndrome has been suggested to provide a…