Research Article

Wavelet and Spectral Analysis of Normal and Abnormal Heart Sound for Diagnosing Cardiac Disorders

Table 1

Range of threshold for automatic cardiac disorder detection to distinguish between normal and abnormal heart sounds.

FeaturesMaximum value of abnormal samples for threshold selectionMinimum value of Normal samples for threshold selectionRange for thresholdFeature considered for separation of healthy and unhealthy heart sounds

Absolute mean: signal amplitude0.070.090.07-0.09Yes
Variance0.010.0150.01-0.015Yes
Energy of DWTYes