Title :
Local time properties of 24-hour Holter recordings of RR intervals: a nonlinear quantitative method through pattern entropy of 3-D return maps
Author :
Zebrowski, J.J. ; Poplawska, W. ; Baranowski, Rafal ; Buchner, T.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Phys., Warsaw Univ. of Technol., Poland
Abstract :
An easy to implement, consistent new measure of the complexity of heart rate variability has been developed. It is well suited for nonstationary data such as that of Holter ECG recordings and allows to assess the risk of cardiac arrest.
Keywords :
electrocardiography; entropy; medical signal processing; 24 h; 24-hour Holter recordings; 3-D return maps; RR intervals; cardiac arrest risk assessment; heart rate variability complexity measure; local time properties; nonlinear quantitative method; nonstationary data; pattern entropy; Cardiac arrest; Cardiology; Electrocardiography; Entropy; Fractals; Heart rate variability; Pathology; Physics; Resonant frequency; Sympathetic nervous system;
Conference_Titel :
Computers in Cardiology 1995
Conference_Location :
Vienna, Austria
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3053-6
DOI :
10.1109/CIC.1995.482664
