title: Imaging-documented cardiovascular signal database for assessing methods for ischaemia analysis.
abstract: A new database of cardiovascular signals has recently been developed at the CNR Institute of Clinical Physiology in a study based on patients admitted to the Coronary Care Unit for suspected ischaemic heart disease (IHD), who underwent both ECG effort stress test and echo or radionuclide diagnostic imaging procedures associated with pharmacological test of myocardial ischaemia. During stress testing, in addition to 12-lead ECG, arterial blood pressure and respiration signals are measured non-invasively and recorded. Signals and representative image frames at baseline and during ischaemia are stored in the database, which is planned to include 50 cases, annotated beat by beat and archived on CD-ROM. Each case also contains resting ECG and a comprehensive patient clinical record; if possible Holter ECG and coronary arteriography frames.
authors.affiliation: CNR Institute of Clinical Physiology, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taddei
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Emdin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Varanini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nassi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bertinelli
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Picano
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marchesi
mesh_terms: D015924:Blood Pressure Monitors; D016251:CD-ROM; D003199:Computer Systems; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D019992:Databases as Topic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000295:instrumentation; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000295:instrumentation; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology