ECG File FORMAT and reading procedures From the THEW


ECG File Format:

The ECG signals can be downloaded from the THEW SFTP server in ISHNE format. To read the Holter ECG ISHNE format please refer to the description provided here. Example of ISHNE files (ECG and annotation) and reading procedure are provided below for C++ and Matlab environments.


MATLAB and C++ reading functions (to download):

To read the files from the THEW, we provide MATLAB and C++ procedures to be downloaded from the links below.

To read ECG and annotation files in c++: ReadIshne.cpp

To read the ECG and annotation files in MATLAB: read_ishne.m and read_binAnn.m


Examples of ECG and annotation files (to download):

 

ECG files (click to download)
ASCII (5 min duration, 3 leads, 200 HZ)
ISHNE (25 min duration, 3 leads, 200HZ)
Annotation files (click to download)
ASCII (25 minutes)
THEW Binary Annotation File (25 minutes)
High-resolution 12-lead Holter (click to download)
ISHNE recording+ annotation file (10 minutes)
S1123.zip (zipped)

 


ECG ANNOTATION Format:

The annotation information from the Holter ECG signals can be extracted from the THEW Client application in binary format following the annotation format described here or in ASCII format. The available cardiac beast anoation are defined as follow:

annotation