IMAGING-DOCUMENTED CARDIOVASCULAR SIGNAL DATABASE FOR ASSESSING METHODS FOR ISCHEMIA ANALYSIS

A new database of cardiovascular signals has recently been developed a t the CNR Institute of Clinical Physiology in a study based on patient s admitted to the Coronary Care Unit for suspected ischaemic heart dis ease (IHD), who underwent both ECG effort stress test and echo or radi onuclide diagnostic imaging procedures associated with pharmacological test of myocardial ischaemia. During stress testing, in addition to 1 2-lead EGG, arterial blood pressure and respiration signals are measur ed non-invasively and recorded. Signals and representative image frame s at baseline and during ischaemia are stored in the database, which i s planned to include 50 cases, annotated beat by beat and archived on CD-ROM. Each case also contains resting ECG and a comprehensive patien t clinical record; if possible Holter ECG and coronary arteriography f rames.