A new on-line electrocardiographic records database and computer routines for data analysis

Gathering experimental data to test computer methods developed during a research is a hard work. Nowadays, some databases have been stored online that can be freely downloaded, however there is not a wide range of databases yet and not all pathologies are covered. Researchers with low resources are in need of more data they can consult for free. To cope with this we present an on-line portal containing a compilation of ECG databases recorded over the last two decades for research purposes. The first version of this portal contains four databases of ECG records: ischemic cardiopathy (72 patients, 3-lead ECG each), ischemic preconditioning (20 patients, 3-lead ECG each), diabetes (51 patients, 8-lead ECG each) and metabolic syndrome (25 subjects, 12-lead ECG each). In addition, one computer program and three routines are provided in order to correctly read the signals, and two digital filters along with two ECG waves detectors are provided for further processing. This portal will be constantly growing, other ECG databases and signal processing software will be uploaded. With this project, we give the scientific community a resource to avoid hours of data collection and to develop free software.

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