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Heart Rate (HR)
Signal Specifications
Typical Units beats per minute (bpm) Normal Values (Adults): 60-80 Rest 120-160 Exercise 20 < x < 200 Normal Range
Signal Acronyms used by Physionet
Names of signals that can be found in PhysioBank that are related to heart rate are listed alphabetically in the table below. Please let us know if you encounter errors or omissions.
| Name | Class | Description | |
| HR_1/2 | HR | ||
| HR_1/3 | HR | ||
| HR_2/2 | HR | ||
| HR_2/3 | HR | ||
| HR_3/3 | HR | ||
| HRABP | HR | heart rate derived from arterial blood pressure waveform | |
| HRABPo | HR | ||
| HRABPsh | HR | ||
| HRABPSQI | HR | ||
| HRECG | HR | heart rate derived from electrocardiogram | |
| HRECGSQI | HR | ||
| HRepltd | HR | ||
| HR | HR | heart rate | |
| HRSH1 | HR | ||
| HRSH1SQI | HR | ||
| HRSHm | HR | ||
| HRSHmSQI | HR | ||
| HRSQI | HR | ||
| HRTrend | HR | ||
| HRwqrs | HR | ||
| PR | HR | pulse rate | |
| PULSE_1/2 | HR | ||
| PULSE_1/3 | HR | ||
| PULSE_2/2 | HR | ||
| PULSE_2/3 | HR | ||
| PULSE_3/3 | HR | ||
| Pulse | HR | pulse rate | |
| PULSE | HR | ||
| PVC Rate per Minute_1/2 | HR | rate of premature ventricular contractions | |
| PVC Rate per Minute_1/3 | HR | ||
| PVC Rate per Minute_2/2 | HR | ||
| PVC Rate per Minute_2/3 | HR | ||
| PVC Rate per Minute_3/3 | HR | ||
| PVC Rate per Minute | HR |
List of Individual Records
List of all records that have a heart rate signal can be downloaded as text or as a html linked to the ATM signal viewer.
References & Additional Resources
Sun, J., Reisner, A., Mark, R., “A Signal Abnormality Index for Arterial Blood Pressure Waveforms,” (2006), Computers in Cardiology, 33, 13-16.