PhysioBank Signals

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Signal names identify the digitized signals (time series) in PhysioBank data collections. Most collections contain records with more than one simultaneously sampled signal. Their names, which appear in the .hea files associated with most records, are displayed when using the PhysioBank ATM as well as many other PhysioToolkit applications.

A dictionary of annotations (local features within signals) is also available.

Classes of Signals

Signals in PhysioBank belong to one of these classes:

ClassDescription
BPblood pressure
COcardiac output
CO2carbon dioxide
ECGelectrocardiogram
EEGelectroencephalogram
EMGelectromyogram
EOGelectrooculogram
Flowair flow
HRheart rate
Noisefor stress testing
O2oxygen
PLETHplethysmogram
Posbody position
Resprespiration
Soundsound
STECG ST segment level
Statusof patient or monitor
SVstroke volume
Temptemperature

Signal names

Names of signals that can be found in PhysioBank are listed alphabetically in the table below. Please let us know if you encounter errors or omissions.

Name Class Description
Abdomen_1ECG
Abdomen_2ECG
Abdomen_3ECG
Abdomen_4ECG
Abdomen [ABMV]Resp
abdoResp
ABDO RESResp
ABP_1/2BP
ABP_2/2BP
ABPBParterial blood pressure
ABPdiasBPdiastolic arterial blood pressure
ABPDiasBP
ABPDiasTrendBP
ABPmeanBPmean arterial blood pressure
ABPMeanBP
ABPMeanTrendBP
ABPSQIBParterial blood pressure signal quality index
ABPsysBPsystolic arterial blood pressure
ABPSysBP
ABPSysTrendBP
A-IECG
AIRFLOWResp
AOBP_1/2BP
ART_1/2BP
ART 1BP
ART1 BP
ART1diasBP
ART1meanBP
ART1sysBP
ART_2/2BP
ARTBParterial blood pressure
ARTdiasBPdiastolic arterial blood pressure
ARTmeanBPmean arterial blood pressure
ARTsysBPsystolic arterial blood pressure
A-SECG
avfECG
aVFECG
AVF+ECG
AVFECG
avlECG
aVLECG
AVLECG
avrECG
aVRECG
AVRECG
AWRRResp
BLOODT_1/2Temp
BLOODT_1/3Temp
BLOODT_2/2Temp
BLOODT_2/3Temp
BLOODT_3/3Temp
BLOODTTemp
BodyPosPos
BPBPblood pressure, not otherwise specified
BW noise, signal 0noise
BW noise, signal 1noise
C02CO2
C3A2EEG
C4A1EEG
CC5ECG
chan 1ECG
chan 2ECG
chan 3ECG
CM2ECG
CM4ECG
CM5ECG
CO_1/2CO
CO_1/3CO
CO_2/2CO
CO_2/3CO
Co2CO2
CO2CO2
CO2 offoff
CO_3/3CO
C.O.COcardiac output
COCO
CPCO2_1/3CO2
CPCO2_2/3CO2
CPCO2_3/3CO2
CPCO2CO2
CPO2O2
CPPBP
CS12ECG
CS34ECG
CS56ECG
CS78ECG
CS90ECG
CVP_1/2BP
CVP_1/3BP
CVP_2/2BP
CVP_2/3BP
CVP_3/3BP
CVP 3BP
CVPBPcentral venous pressure
CVP offoff
D3ECG
D4ECG
ECG0ECG
ECG 1ECG
ECG1ECG
ECG 2ECG
ECG 3ECG
ECG AVFECG
ECGECGelectrocardiogram, not otherwise specified
ECG [ECG1]ECG
ECG FECG
ECG IECG
ECG IIECG
ECG IIIECG
ECG lead 1ECG
ECG lead 2ECG
ECG lead 3ECG
ECG Lead AVFECG
ECG lead AVLECG
ECG lead IECG
ECG Lead IECG
ECG lead II ECG
ECG lead IIECG
ECG Lead IIECG
ECG LeadIIECG
ECG lead IIIECG
ECG Lead IIIECG
ECG Lead V3ECG
ECG Lead V4ECG
ECG lead V5ECG
ECG Lead V5ECG
ECG lead V6ECG
ECG lead VECG
ECG Lead V ECG
ECG Lead VECG
ECG No signaloff
ECG signal 0ECG
ECG signal 1ECG
ECG V3ECG
ECG VECG
ECG V LeadECG
Ectopic Status_1/2Status
Ectopic Status_1/3Status
Ectopic Status_2/2Status
Ectopic Status_2/3Status
Ectopic Status_3/3Status
Ectopic StatusStatus
EDF AnnotationsAnnot
EEG C3-A2 [C3A2]EEG
EEG (C3-O1)EEG
EEG C4-A1 [C4A1]EEG
EEG (C4-A1)EEG
EEGEEGelectroencephalogram, not otherwise specified
EEG Fpz-CzEEG
EEG (O2-A1)EEG
EEG Pz-OzEEG
EEG(sec)EEG
EHG1EMGelectrohysterogram (electrode 1)
EHG2EMGelectrohysterogram (electrode 2)
EHG3EMGelectrohysterogram (electrode 3)
EHG4EMGelectrohysterogram (electrode 4)
EHG5EMGelectrohysterogram (electrode 5)
EHG6EMGelectrohysterogram (electrode 6)
EHG7EMGelectrohysterogram (electrode 7)
EHG8EMGelectrohysterogram (electrode 8)
EHG9EMGelectrohysterogram (electrode 9)
EHG10EMGelectrohysterogram (electrode 10)
EHG11EMGelectrohysterogram (electrode 11)
EHG12EMGelectrohysterogram (electrode 12)
EHG13EMGelectrohysterogram (electrode 13)
EHG14EMGelectrohysterogram (electrode 14)
EHG15EMGelectrohysterogram (electrode 15)
EHG16EMGelectrohysterogram (electrode 16)
EMG-Chin [EMYG]EMG
EMGEMGelectromyogram, not otherwise specified
EMG submentalEMG
EMG SubmentalEMG
EM noise, signal 0noise
EM noise, signal 1noise
EOG E1-A1 [EOGL]EOG
EOG E2-A1 [EOGR]EOG
EOGEOGelectrooculogram
EOG horizontalEOG
EOG(L)EOG
EOG(R)EOG
EOG (right)EOG
E-SECG
ETCO2Resp
Event markerAnnot
Flow [AFLO]Resp
FlowFlow
HR_1/2HR
HR_1/3HR
HR_2/2HR
HR_2/3HR
HR_3/3HR
HRABPHRheart rate derived from arterial blood pressure waveform
HRABPoHR
HRABPshHR
HRABPSQIHR
HRECGHRheart rate derived from electrocardiogram
HRECGSQIHR
HRepltdHR
HRHRheart rate
HRSH1HR
HRSH1SQIHR
HRSHmHR
HRSHmSQIHR
HRSQIHR
HRTrendHR
HRwqrsHR
HypnogramAnnotsleep stage
ICP_1/3BPintracranial pressure
ICP_2/3BP
ICP_3/3BP
ID+Sync+ErrorAnnot
iECG
I ECG
I+ECG
IECG
iiECG
II ECG
II+ECG
IIECG
iiiECG
III ECG
III+ECG
IIIECG
IMCO2Resp
LAPBPleft atrial pressure
lead IECG
lead IIECG
lead VECG
LefteyeEOG
Left legEMG
MA noise, signal 0noise
MA noise, signal 1noise
MCL1 ECG
MCL1+ECG
MCL1ECG
ML2ECG
ML5ECG
MLIECG
MLIIECG
MLIIIECG
mod.V1ECG
MV2 ECG
MV2ECG
NBP_1/2BPnoninvasive (arterial) blood pressure
NBP_2/2BP
NBPdiasBP
NBPDiasBP
NBPmeanBP
NBPMeanBP
NBPsysBP
NBPSysBP
No CO2off
No ECG off
No ECGoff
No PAPoff
No Pressureoff
no signaloff
No signal off
No signaloff
No Signaloff
Nothingoff
OFFoffno signal present
P4diasBP
P4meanBP
P4sysBP
PABP
PAP_1/2BP
PAP_2/2BP
PAP 2BP
PAPBPpulmonary arterial pressure
PAPdiasBPdiastolic pulmonary arterial pressure
PAPDiasBP
PAPmeanBPmean pulmonary arterial pressure
PAPMeanBP
PAP offoff
PAPsysBPsystolic pulmonary arterial pressure
PAPSysBP
PAWP_1/2BP
PAWP_1/3BP
PAWP_2/3BP
PAWP_3/3BP
PAWPBPpulmonary artery wedge pressure
PLETHPLETHplethysmogram
PositionPos
Pressure 1BP
Pressure1BP
Pressure 2BP
Pressure 3BP
Pressure 4BP
Pressure BP
PressureBP
PRHRpulse rate
PULSE_1/2HR
PULSE_1/3HR
PULSE_2/2HR
PULSE_2/3HR
PULSE_3/3HR
PulseHRpulse rate
PULSEHR
PVC Rate per Minute_1/2HRrate of premature ventricular contractions
PVC Rate per Minute_1/3HR
PVC Rate per Minute_2/2HR
PVC Rate per Minute_2/3HR
PVC Rate per Minute_3/3HR
PVC Rate per MinuteHR
RAP_1/2BPright atrial pressure
RAP_1/3BP
RAP_2/3BP
RAP_3/3BP
RESP_1/2Resp
RESP_1/3Resp
RESP_2/2Resp
RESP_2/3Resp
RESP_3/3Resp
Resp (abdomen)Resp
Resp (abdominal)Resp
Resp AResp
Resp (chest)Resp
Resp CResp
Resp ImpResprespiration, observed from transthoracic impedance
Resp. Imp.Resp
Resp.Imp.Resp
RESP IMPResp
Resp Inp.Resp
Resp (nasal)Resp
Resp NResp
Resp oro-nasalResprespiration, observed using oro-nasal thermistor
RESPResprespiration, not otherwise specified
Resp (sum)Resp
Rhythm Status_1/2Status
Rhythm Status_1/3Status
Rhythm Status_2/2Status
Rhythm Status_2/3Status
Rhythm Status_3/3Status
Rhythm StatusStatus
ribcageResp
RightEyeEOG
Right legEMG
SaO2O2arterial blood oxygen saturation
SaO2 [OSAT]O2
SO2O2
SoudSound
SoundSound
SpO2_1/2O2
SpO2_1/3O2
SpO2_2/2O2
SpO2_2/3O2
SpO2_3/3O2
SpO2O2
ST1ECG
ST2ECG
ST3ECG
ST AVF_1/2ST
ST AVF_1/3ST
ST AVF_2/2ST
ST AVF_2/3ST
ST AVF_3/3ST
ST AVL_1/2ST
ST AVL_1/3ST
ST AVL_2/2ST
ST AVL_2/3ST
ST AVL_3/3ST
ST AVR_1/2ST
ST AVR_1/3ST
ST AVR_2/2ST
ST AVR_2/3ST
ST AVR_3/3ST
ST I_1/2ST
ST I_1/3ST
ST I_2/2ST
ST I_2/3ST
ST I_3/3ST
ST_IECG
ST II_1/2ST
ST II_1/3ST
ST II_2/3ST
ST II_3/3ST
ST_IIECG
ST III_1/2ST
ST III_1/3ST
ST III_2/2ST
ST III_2/3ST
ST III_3/3ST
ST MCL_1/2ST
ST MCL_1/3ST
ST MCL_2/2ST
ST MCL_2/3ST
ST MCL_3/3ST
ST V_1/2ST
ST V_1/3ST
ST V_2/2ST
ST V_2/3ST
ST V_3/3ST
SumResp
SVSV(left ventricular) stroke volume
TbloodTempblood temperature
Temp bodyTemp
Temp RectTemp
TEMPTemp
Thorax_1Resp
Thorax_2Resp
Thorax [CHMV]Resp
THOR RESResp
UAP_1/2BP
UAP_2/2BP
UAPBP
UAPdiasBP
UAPmeanBP
UAPsysBP
v1ECG
V1ECG
V1-V2ECG
v2ECG
V2ECG
V2-V3ECG
v3ECG
V3ECG
v4ECG
V4ECG
V4-V5ECG
v5ECG
V5ECG
v6ECG
V6ECG
V ECG
V+ECG
VECG
vxECG
vyECG
vzECG

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