MIT-BIH ECG Compression Test Database

George Moody, Roger Mark

Published: Aug. 3, 1999. Version: 1.0.0

When using this resource, please cite the original publication:
Moody GB, Mark RG, Goldberger AL. Evaluation of the "TRIM" ECG data compressor. Computers in Cardiology. 15:167-170 (1988).

Please include the standard citation for PhysioNet:
Goldberger, A., Amaral, L., Glass, L., Hausdorff, J., Ivanov, P. C., Mark, R., ... & Stanley, H. E. (2000). PhysioBank, PhysioToolkit, and PhysioNet: Components of a new research resource for complex physiologic signals. Circulation [Online]. 101 (23), pp. e215–e220.

Data Description

This database contains 168 short ECG recordings (20.48 seconds each) selected to pose a variety of challenges for ECG compressors, in particular for lossy compression methods.