{"id":1356,"date":"2016-04-25T11:37:36","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T15:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=1356"},"modified":"2018-06-11T15:55:10","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T19:55:10","slug":"kb0044","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/knowledge-base\/kb0044\/","title":{"rendered":"KB0044: Deleting an R Peak Using the ECG Editor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Select analysis version to view the applicable content:<\/em> <\/strong><select class='consel_dropdown consel_name_app'>\n<option value='app_none'>Choose...<\/option>\n<option value='app_three_two'>3.2<\/option>\n<option value='app_three_one'>3.1<\/option>\n<\/select><\/p>\n<p>In the event that a MindWare analysis application erroneously marks noise in a signal as an R peak, you must delete that R peak marker to accurately calculate statistics based on the R peak series such as Heart Rate, RSA, and Stroke Volume. \u00a0This article shows how\u00a0R peaks can be deleted using the <strong>Delete<\/strong> tool in the ECG Editor.<\/p>\n<p>First, open the ECG Editor by pressing the green <strong>Edit R&#8217;s<\/strong> button on the Analysis screen:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Edit-Rs-Button.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1343\" src=\"https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Edit-Rs-Button.png\" alt=\"Edit Rs Button\" width=\"77\" height=\"39\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Edit-Rs-Button.png 77w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Edit-Rs-Button-50x25.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 77px) 100vw, 77px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<span class=\"consel_content consel_name_app consel_sel_app_three_one\">\n<p>Once the editor has launched, locate the section of the signal where you would like to delete a\u00a0peak. It can be helpful to zoom into that section to see it more clearly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Editor-Zoomed-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1359\" src=\"https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Editor-Zoomed-1.png\" alt=\"Editor Zoomed\" width=\"1015\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Editor-Zoomed-1.png 1015w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Editor-Zoomed-1-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Editor-Zoomed-1-768x540.png 768w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Editor-Zoomed-1-50x35.png 50w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Editor-Zoomed-1-920x647.png 920w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Editor-Zoomed-1-600x422.png 600w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Editor-Zoomed-1-320x225.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1015px) 100vw, 1015px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By clicking the red\u00a0<strong>Delete<\/strong> button (or pressing F1 on the keyboard), your cursor will change to an orange circle.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Orange-Circle.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1361\" src=\"https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Orange-Circle.png\" alt=\"Orange Circle\" width=\"1015\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Orange-Circle.png 1015w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Orange-Circle-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Orange-Circle-768x540.png 768w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Orange-Circle-50x35.png 50w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Orange-Circle-920x647.png 920w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Orange-Circle-600x422.png 600w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Orange-Circle-320x225.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1015px) 100vw, 1015px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This circle represents the region of the graph in which you want to delete\u00a0an R peak. Using the scroll wheel on the mouse will expand or contract this orange circle, allowing you to delete\u00a0R peaks with more precision when necessary. When no scroll wheel is available,\u00a0directly adjust the\u00a0<b>Sensitivity<\/b>\u00a0slider in the upper left-hand corner of the editor window.<\/p>\n<p>With the Delete\u00a0tool enabled, move your cursor so that the R peak marker you want to delete\u00a0falls within the orange circle. Be careful not to include R peaks you want to keep in the circle! Click the left mouse button to delete the selected R Peak(s).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/R-Peak-Deleted.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1362\" src=\"https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/R-Peak-Deleted.png\" alt=\"R Peak Deleted\" width=\"1015\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/R-Peak-Deleted.png 1015w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/R-Peak-Deleted-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/R-Peak-Deleted-768x540.png 768w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/R-Peak-Deleted-50x35.png 50w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/R-Peak-Deleted-920x647.png 920w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/R-Peak-Deleted-600x422.png 600w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/R-Peak-Deleted-320x225.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1015px) 100vw, 1015px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Note that the\u00a0<strong>Delete<\/strong>\u00a0tool will remain active\u00a0until purposely deselected, or a\u00a0different\u00a0tool is selected. Be aware of this so you do not accidentally\u00a0delete\u00a0more peaks.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Multiple R Peaks can be deleted by expanding the orange circle to encompass multiple markers, or by using the X and Y cursors.<\/p>\n<p>Press\u00a0<strong>OK<\/strong> to save the changes in the editor and return to the analysis screen.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n<span class=\"consel_content consel_name_app consel_sel_app_three_two\">\n<p>Once the editor has launched, locate the section of the signal where you would like to delete a\u00a0peak. It can be helpful to zoom into that section to see it more clearly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Point-to-Delete.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4851\" src=\"https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Point-to-Delete.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"983\" height=\"764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Point-to-Delete.png 983w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Point-to-Delete-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Point-to-Delete-768x597.png 768w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Point-to-Delete-50x39.png 50w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Point-to-Delete-920x715.png 920w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Point-to-Delete-600x466.png 600w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Point-to-Delete-320x249.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 983px) 100vw, 983px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By clicking the red\u00a0<strong>Delete<\/strong> button (or pressing <strong>D<\/strong> on the keyboard), your cursor will change to a red circle.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Red-circle.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4852\" src=\"https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Red-circle.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"983\" height=\"764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Red-circle.png 983w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Red-circle-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Red-circle-768x597.png 768w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Red-circle-50x39.png 50w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Red-circle-920x715.png 920w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Red-circle-600x466.png 600w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Red-circle-320x249.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 983px) 100vw, 983px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This circle represents the region of the graph in which you want to delete\u00a0an R peak. Using the scroll wheel on the mouse will expand or contract this red circle, allowing you to delete\u00a0R peaks with more precision when necessary. When no scroll wheel is available,\u00a0directly adjust the\u00a0<b>Sensitivity<\/b>\u00a0slider in the Point Editing section of the toolbar.<\/p>\n<p>With the Delete\u00a0tool enabled, move your cursor so that the R peak marker you want to delete\u00a0falls within the red circle. Be careful not to include R peaks you want to keep in the circle! Click the left mouse button to delete the selected R Peak(s).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Point-Deleted.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4853\" src=\"https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Point-Deleted.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"983\" height=\"764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Point-Deleted.png 983w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Point-Deleted-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Point-Deleted-768x597.png 768w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Point-Deleted-50x39.png 50w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Point-Deleted-920x715.png 920w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Point-Deleted-600x466.png 600w, https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Point-Deleted-320x249.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 983px) 100vw, 983px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Note that the\u00a0<strong>Delete<\/strong>\u00a0tool will remain active\u00a0until purposely deselected, or a\u00a0different\u00a0tool is selected. Be aware of this so you do not accidentally\u00a0delete\u00a0more peaks.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Multiple R Peaks can be deleted by expanding the orange circle to encompass multiple markers, or by using the X and Y cursors.<\/p>\n<p>Press\u00a0<strong>OK<\/strong> to save the changes in the editor and return to the analysis screen.<\/p>\n<p><em>Note: In this particular example, editing would not be complete until the timing is <a href=\"https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/knowledge-base\/kb0046\/\">restored using the Midbeat tool\u00a0<\/a>when editing for HRV.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Select analysis version to view the applicable content: In the event that a MindWare analysis application erroneously marks noise in a signal as an R peak, you must delete that R peak marker to accurately calculate statistics based on the R peak series such as Heart Rate, RSA, and Stroke [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[40,39,3],"ht-kb-tag":[13,142,44,31,140,29,30,107],"class_list":["post-1356","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-imp","ht_kb_category-hrv","ht_kb_category-analysis","ht_kb_tag-analysis","ht_kb_tag-delete","ht_kb_tag-ecg","ht_kb_tag-edit","ht_kb_tag-editor","ht_kb_tag-hrv","ht_kb_tag-imp","ht_kb_tag-r-peak"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1356"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4854,"href":"https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1356\/revisions\/4854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=1356"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.mindwaretech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=1356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}