A method is delineated for detecting and locating coronary artery and heart disease
comprising the steps of obtaining electrocardiograph (EKG) signals from a patient,
modifying the EKG signals, and establishing a base value for use in evaluating
modified EKG signals. The step of modifying includes the steps of amplifying the
EKG signals, digitizing amplified EKG signals, mathematically modifying the amplified
and digitized EKG signals to obtain 12 lead signals in the time domain, and converting
the 12 lead signals into power spectrum signals in the frequency domain. The base
value is obtained by taking a patient's resting heart rate in beats per minute,
converting it to beats per second, and multiplying by a scaling quantity between
approximately 3 and 7, inclusively. Then, a first area is calculated by integrating
a selected one of the power spectrum signals from zero Hertz to the base value.
Similarly, a second area results from integrating the selected power spectrum signal
from the base value to infinity. Then, one takes the ratio of the first to second
areas to obtain an evaluation standard indicative of the patient's coronary health.
Peak analysis of the power spectrum signals is also available, and a scheme for
locating detected heart disease is also provided. Lastly, a system corresponding
to the aforementioned methodology is shown.