There are two ways to search for text on PhysioNet:
Wildcards: '*' matches any string of characters at the end of a word only. For example, digit* matches digital, digitalis, digitally, and digitize, as well as digit (the string matching '*' can be empty).
Exact matches: By default, searches include common variations of your search words (for example, a search for ECG expands to a search for any of ECG, ECGs, EKG, EKGs, electrocardiogram, and electrocardiograms). Enclose the word or phrase in double quotation marks to find exact matches only. Note, however, that all searches are case-insensitive ("ECG" matches ecg, for example).
Boolean expressions:
If you look for results matching the expression, you may use and,
or, not, and parentheses in your search. Example:
("congestive heart failure" or CHF) and "heart rate variability"
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