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Pan-Tompkins QRS Detection

The Pan-Tompkins algorithm is a real-time QRS detection method for electrocardiograms (ECGs) that identifies the R-peaks (ventricular depolarization) and QRS complexes from continuous cardiac waveforms. Published by Jiapu Pan and Willis Tompkins in 1985, it remains a standard reference for ECG processing and is widely implemented in clinical monitoring systems.

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  1. Pan, J., & Tompkins, W. J. (1985). A real-time QRS detection algorithm. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, BME-32(3), 230-236. DOI: 10.1109/TBME.1985.325532
  2. Clifford, G. D., Azuaje, F., & McSharry, P. E. (2006). ECG statistics, noise, artifacts, and missing data. Advanced Methods and Tools for ECG Data Analysis, 1, 1-41. link

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ScholarGatePan-Tompkins QRS Detection (Pan-Tompkins QRS Detection Algorithm). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/en/biomechanics/pan-tompkins-qrs-detection