A medical display for analyzing heart signals includes a cardiographic display which displays an electrocardiograph (ECG) heart signal segment of a patient having a magnitude and location in vector format within a single three-dimensional (3D) coordinate system (vectorcardiograph) sampled at increme
A medical display for analyzing heart signals includes a cardiographic display which displays an electrocardiograph (ECG) heart signal segment of a patient having a magnitude and location in vector format within a single three-dimensional (3D) coordinate system (vectorcardiograph) sampled at incremental time intervals. The display communicates with a central processing unit (CPU) that implements an algorithm to permit a user to selectively and visually display a comparison of the patient ECG with at least one known display in vector format within a single three-dimensional (3D) coordinate system. The display also permits a user to selectively and visually convert and display an ECG heart signal segment into a color-coded projection of a time sequence, A method for analyzing heart signals includes implementing the algorithm to selectively and visually compare the ECG heart signal with at least one known display in vector format selected from the group.
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What is claimed is: 1. A medical display for analyzing heart signals, comprising: a cardiographic display which displays at least a segment of an electrocardiograph (ECG) heart signal of a patient having a magnitude and location in vector format within a single three-dimensional (3D) coordinate sys
What is claimed is: 1. A medical display for analyzing heart signals, comprising: a cardiographic display which displays at least a segment of an electrocardiograph (ECG) heart signal of a patient having a magnitude and location in vector format within a single three-dimensional (3D) coordinate system (vectorcardiograph) sampled at incremental time intervals, said display operatively communicating with a central processing unit (CPU) that implements an algorithm to permit a user to selectively and visually display a comparison of at least one critical measurement of the at least a segment of the patient ECG with at least one known display of at least one corresponding critical measurement in vector format within a single three-dimensional (3D) coordinate system selected from the group consisting of at least a segment of a normal cardiac condition and at least a segment of an abnormal cardiac condition, the at least one corresponding critical measurement being at least one of a narrowness of width of the 3D vectorgraph compared to the measurement of the QRS amplitude, initial azimuth angle or initial elevation angle and/or combinations thereof. 2. A medical display according to claim 1, wherein the abnormal cardiac condition includes at least one of a patient prior cardiac condition, a myocardial infarction condition, a hypertrophic condition, an ischemic condition and a bundle branch block condition. 3. A medical display according to claim 1, wherein the algorithm compares the at least one patient ECG critical measurement to at least one corresponding critical measurement stored in a cardiac conditions database and the CPU operatively communicates with the cardiographic display to visually display the results of the comparison as one of a normal condition and abnormal condition. 4. A medical display according to claim 1, wherein said cardiographic display operatively communicates with the CPU to allow a user to selectively display an overlay over the vectorcardiograph patient ECG, said overlay including at least one of a 3D representation of a heart, a representation of coronary arteries, and a 3D vectorcardiograph of a cardiac condition. 5. A medical display according to claim 1, wherein the at least a segment of an ECG signal includes at least one of a P-wave interval, PR interval, QRS interval, QT interval and T-wave interval. 6. A medical display according to claim 1, wherein the medical display comprises: a cardiographic display which displays at least a QRS segment of an electrocardiograph (ECG) heart signal of a patient having a magnitude and location in vector format within a single three-dimensional (3D) coordinate system (vectorcardiograph) sampled at incremental time intervals, said display operatively communicating with a central processing unit (CPU) that implements an algorithm to permit a user to selectively and visually display a comparison of a flat plane of vectors spaced apart to show continuity of generation, smoothness of timing, planarity, and shape of the QRS pattern and at least one critical measurement of the at least a corresponding QRS segment of the patient ECG with at least one known display of at least one corresponding critical measurement in vector format within a single three-dimensional (3D) coordinate system selected from the group consisting of at least a QRS segment of a normal cardiac condition and at least a QRS segment of an abnormal cardiac condition, the at least one critical measurement being at least one of a narrowness of width of the 3D vectorgraph compared to the measurement of the QRS amplitude, initial azimuth angle or initial elevation angle and/or combinations thereof. 7. A medical display according to claim 6, wherein the at least one critical measurement is at least one of a narrowness of width of the 3D vectorgraph compared to the measurement of the QRS amplitude, initial azimuth angle or initial elevation angle and/or combinations thereof and at least one of a maximum QRS amplitude, QRS duration, azimuth angle at maximum, elevation angle at maximum, T-wave maximum amplitude, T-wave azimuth angle at maximum or T-wave elevation angle at maximum and/or combinations thereof. 8. A medical display according to claim 1, wherein the at least one critical measurement is at least one of a narrowness of width of the 3D vectorgraph compared to the measurement of the QRS amplitude, initial azimuth angle or initial elevation angle and/or combinations thereof and at least one of a maximum QRS amplitude, QRS duration, azimuth angle at maximum, elevation angle at maximum, T-wave maximum amplitude, T-wave azimuth angle at maximum or T-wave elevation angle at maximum and/or combinations thereof. 9. A method for analyzing heart signals, comprising the step of: implementing an algorithm to permit a user to selectively and visually display a comparison of at least one critical measurement of at least a segment of an electrocardiograph (ECG) heart signal of a patient having a magnitude and location in vector format within a single three-dimensional (3D) coordinate system (vectorcardiograph) sampled at incremental time intervals with at least one known display of at least one corresponding critical measurement in vector format within a single three-dimensional (3D) coordinate system selected from the group consisting of a normal cardiac condition and an abnormal condition, the at least one corresponding critical measurement being at least one of a combination of narrowness of width of the 3D vectorgraph compared to the measurement of the QRS amplitude, initial azimuth angle, or initial elevation angle and/or combinations thereof. 10. A method according to claim 9, wherein the abnormal cardiac condition includes at least one of a patient cardiac condition, a myocardial infarction condition, a hypertrophic condition, an ischemic condition and a bundle branch block condition. 11. A method according to claim 9, wherein the step of implementing the algorithm further comprises implementing the algorithm to allow a user to compare the at least one patient ECG critical measurement to at least one corresponding critical measurement stored in a database and to operatively communicate with the cardiographic display to visually display the results as a normal or abnormal condition. 12. A method according to claim 11, wherein the step of implementing the algorithm further comprises implementing the algorithm to allow a user to selectively display an overlay over the vectorcardiograph patient ECG, said overlay including at least one of a 3D representation of a heart, a representation of coronary arteries over a projection of a heart, and a 3D vectorcardiograph of a cardiac condition. 13. A method according to claim 9, wherein the at least a segment of an ECG signal includes at least one of a P-wave interval, PR interval, QRS interval, QT interval and T-wave interval. 14. A method according to claim 9, wherein the at least one critical measurement is at least one of a narrowness of width of the 3D vectorgraph compared to the measurement of the QRS amplitude, initial azimuth angle or initial elevation angle and/or combinations thereof and at least one of a maximum QRS amplitude, QRS duration, azimuth angle at maximum, elevation angle at maximum, T-wave maximum amplitude, T-wave azimuth angle at maximum or T-wave elevation angle at maximum and/or combinations thereof. 15. A method for analyzing heart signals, comprising the steps of: implementing an algorithm to permit a user to selectively and visually display at least a segment of an electrocardiograph (ECG) heart signal of a patient having a magnitude and location in vector format within a single three-dimensional (3D) coordinate system (vectorcardiograph) sampled at incremental time intervals; and implementing the algorithm to allow a user to selectively display an overlay of an average of vector characteristics of patients having a normal or abnormal heart over the vectorcardiograph patient ECG. 16. The method for analyzing heart signals according to claim 15, wherein the step of implementing the algorithm to allow a user to selectively display an overlay of an average of vector characteristics of patients having a normal or abnormal heart over the vectorcardiograph patient ECG is performed by implementing the algorithm to allow a user to selectively display an average of at least one of a narrowness of width of the 3D vectorgraph compared to the measurement of the QRS amplitude, initial azimuth angle or initial elevation angle and/or combinations thereof. 17. The method for analyzing heart signals according to claim 15, wherein the step of implementing an algorithm to permit a user to selectively and visually display at least a segment of an electrocardiograph (ECG) heart signal of a patient is performed by implementing the algorithm to permit a user to selectively and visually display at least a segment of an electrocardiograph (ECG) heart signal of a patient having a magnitude and location in vector format within a single three-dimensional (3D) coordinate system (vectorcardiograph) sampled at incremental time intervals in one of the group consisting of in a three-dimensional image of the vector cardiograph or in a two-dimensional planar image of the vector cardiograph. 18. The method for analyzing heart signals according to claim 15, wherein the step of implementing the algorithm to allow a user to selectively display an overlay of an average of vector characteristics of patients having a normal heart over the vectorcardiograph patient ECG is performed by implementing the algorithm to allow a user to selectively display an overlay of an average of vector characteristics of patients having a normal or abnormal heart over the vectorcardiograph patient ECG in either a three-dimensional image of the vector cardiograph or in a two-dimensional planar image of the vector cardiograph. 19. A method according to claim 15, wherein the step of implementing the algorithm to allow a user to selectively display an overlay of an average of vector characteristics of patients having a normal or abnormal heart over the vectorcardiograph patient ECG is performed by implementing the algorithm to allow a user to selectively display an average of at least one of a narrowness of width of the 3D vectorgraph compared to the measurement of the QRS amplitude, initial azimuth angle or initial elevation angle and/or combinations thereof and at least one of a maximum QRS amplitude, QRS duration, azimuth angle at maximum, elevation angle at maximum, T-wave maximum amplitude, T-wave azimuth angle at maximum or T-wave elevation angle at maximum and/or combinations thereof. 20. A medical display for analyzing heart signals, comprising: a cardiographic display which displays at least a segment of an electrocardiograph (ECG) heart signal of a patient having a magnitude and location in vector format within a single three-dimensional (3D) coordinate system (vectorcardiograph) sampled at incremental time intervals, said display operatively communicating with a central processing unit (CPU) that implements an algorithm to permit a user to selectively and visually display at least a segment of an electrocardiograph (ECG) heart signal of a patient having a magnitude and location in vector format within a single three-dimensional (3D) coordinate system (vectorcardiograph) sampled at incremental time intervals and to permit a user to selectively display an overlay of an average of vector characteristics of patients having a normal or abnormal heart over the vectorcardiograph patient ECG. 21. A medical display according to claim 20, wherein the critical parameters are at least one of a narrowness of width of the 3D vectorgraph compared to the measurement of the QRS amplitude, initial azimuth angle or initial elevation angle and/or combinations thereof. 22. A medical display according to claim 21, wherein the critical parameters are at least one of a narrowness of width of the 3D vectorgraph compared to the measurement of the QRS amplitude, initial azimuth angle or initial elevation angle and/or combinations thereof and at least one of a maximum QRS amplitude, QRS duration, azimuth angle at maximum, elevation angle at maximum, T-wave maximum amplitude, T-wave azimuth angle at maximum or T-wave elevation angle at maximum and/or combinations thereof. 23. A medical display according to claim 20, wherein said cardiographic display operatively communicates with the CPU to allow a user to selectively and visually display the at least a segment of an electrocardiograph (ECG) heart signal of a patient having a magnitude and location in vector format within a single three-dimensional (3D) coordinate system (vectorcardiograph) sampled at incremental time intervals in either a three-dimensional image of the vector cardiograph or in a two-dimensional planar image of the vector cardiograph. 24. A medical display according to claim 20, wherein said cardiographic display communicates with the CPU to allow a user to selectively and visually display the overlay of an average of vector characteristics of patients having a normal or abnormal heart over the vectorcardiograph patient ECG in either a three-dimensional image of the vector cardiograph or in a two-dimensional planar image of the vector cardiograph.
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