LoadBeat function

Builds an array of beats positions from different type of files

Reads the specific file with data of beat positions and stores the values in a data structure

LoadBeat(fileType, HRVData, Recordname, RecordPath = ".", 
                annotator = "qrs", scale = 1, datetime = "1/1/1900 0:0:0", 
                annotationType = "QRS", verbose = NULL)

Arguments

• fileType: The format of the file to be used: WFDB, Ascii, RR, Polar, Suunto, EDFPlus, Ambit
• HRVData: Data structure that stores the beats register and information related to it
• Recordname: The file to be used
• RecordPath: The path of the file
• annotator: The extension of the file, only if we are working with a WFDB file
• scale: 1 if beat positions in seconds or 0.001 if beat positions in milliseconds, only if we are working with a RR or an Ascii file
• datetime: Date and time (DD/MM/YYYY HH:MM:SS), only if we are working with a RR or an Ascii file
• annotationType: The type of annotation wished, only if we are working with an EDF+ file
• verbose: Deprecated argument maintained for compatibility, use SetVerbose() instead

Returns

Returns HRVData, the structure that contains beat positions register

References

L. Rodriguez-Linares, L., A.J. Mendez, M.J. Lado, D.N. Olivieri, X.A. Vila, and I. Gomez-Conde, "An open source tool for heart rate variability spectral analysis", Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine 103(1):39-50, july 2011.

Author(s)

I. Garcia