• DocumentCode
    2364199
  • Title

    A new application for heart rate variability: diagnosing the sleep apnoea syndrome

  • Author

    Hilton, Mf ; Bates, Ra ; Godfrey, KR ; Cayton, Rm

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Respiratory Physiol., Birmingham Heartlands Hosp., UK
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    13-16 Sep 1998
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    The unique heart rate rhythm in the sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS) may provide the basis for an effective screening tool. This paper assesses the variability (HRV), using the Discrete Fourier Transform (DHWT). Spectral HRV results are compared to those of the current screening method of oximetry. Diagnostic indicator of the SAHS in both NREM and REM sleep. The DHWT offers advantages over the DFT in that it supplies greater time resolution and is computationally more efficient
  • Keywords
    Fourier transforms; electrocardiography; medical signal processing; sleep; spectral analysis; computationally efficient method; diagnostic indicator; discrete Fourier transform; effective screening tool; heart rate variability; oximetry; sleep apnoea syndrome diagnosis; time resolution; Discrete Fourier transforms; Discrete wavelet transforms; Electrocardiography; Frequency; Heart rate; Heart rate variability; Hospitals; Rhythm; Sleep apnea; Spectral analysis;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Computers in Cardiology 1998
  • Conference_Location
    Cleveland, OH
  • ISSN
    0276-6547
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5200-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CIC.1998.731694
  • Filename
    731694