A model for power spectrum estimation of the heart rate signal

Author

Policker, Shai ; Gath, Isak

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Technion-Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel

fYear

1996

Firstpage

109

Lastpage

112

Abstract

The influence of the autonomic nervous system on the heart rate signal is interpreted as a frequency modulating signal which is composed of two opposing sources: the sympathetic and the parasympathetic systems. A derivation of a theoretical method for extracting the power spectrum of this compound modulator is presented together with experimental results. The estimation method is generally developed, providing an alternative formulation for power spectrum estimation of modulated random processes which follow certain limitations

Keywords

electrocardiography; medical signal processing; neurophysiology; physiological models; spectral analysis; ECG analysis; autonomic nervous system influence; compound modulator; frequency modulating signal; heart rate signal; modulated random processes; parasympathetic system; power spectrum estimation model; sympathetic system; theoretical method derivation; Cardiology; Frequency modulation; Heart beat; Heart rate; Heart rate variability; Pacemakers; Signal generators; Signal processing; Spectral analysis; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Israel, 1996., Nineteenth Convention of

Conference_Location

Jerusalem

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3330-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EEIS.1996.566905

Filename

566905