What are the peaks in an ECG?
The peaks on an electrocardiogram (ECG) strip are called waves. Together, all the peaks and valleys give your doctor important information about how your heart is working: The P-wave shows your heart's upper chambers (atria) contracting. The QRS complex shows your heart's lower chambers (ventricles) contracting.
What is peak detection?
Definition: Peak detector circuits are used to determine the peak (maximum) value of an input signal. It stores the peak value of input voltages for infinite time duration until it comes to reset condition.
How to detect R peaks in Matlab?
If you have Signal Processing Toolbox™, you can use findpeaks to locate the peaks. Plot the R-peak waveform obtained with the wavelet transform annotated with the automatically-detected peak locations. Add the expert annotations to the R-peak waveform.