ABSTRACT
This chapter highlights different photoplethysmogram (PPG) datasets that are publicly available and can be downloaded to start applying all methods. This PPG and BP (PPG-BP) database integrates the de-identified, comprehensive clinical data of patients admitted to the Guilin People’s Hospital in Guilin, China. The openness of the data allows clinical studies to explore and improve the understanding of relationships between cardiovascular health and PPG signals, the final goal being to create a simple, effective, non-invasive detection technology that is easy to use and wearable. The PPG sensor was glued to the main Shimmer unit in order to give a rigid connection and to allow the movement sensors inside the main Shimmer unit to make an accurate recording of the movement of the PPG sensor. The database contains wrist PPGs recorded during walking, running, and bike riding. Accelerometers and gyroscope signals were used remove some of the motion interference from the PPG traces.
