Table 3 Description of the header element

patient

Required

See patient table.

Patient demographics and diagnosis.

record

Required

See record table.

Information about the recording settings, i.e. device, time, and recording physician etc.

annotations

Required

See annotations table.

This is a wrapper element for storing beat markers, i.e. p onset.

comments

Optional

See comments table.

This can be used for collaboration and discussion amongst clinicians.

limbLeads

Optional

See limbLeads table.

Some BSPM datasets retain the limb leads that were used to calculate the Wilson Central Terminal (WCT). These limb leads can be stored here and may prove useful in post processing.

transformations

Optional

See transformations table.

This is where equations can be stored to transform the BSPM into the 12-lead ECG or the VCG.

diagram

Required

CDATA, see diagram table for attributes.

This element stores an SVG diagram that represents an unrolled 2D torso.