Title :
The effects of controlled smoking on heart period variability
Author :
Nabors-Oberg, Rachel E. ; Niaura, Raymond S. ; Sollers, John J., III ; Thayer, Julian F.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, USA
Abstract :
This article presents a study that examined the cardiovascular effects of a single session of repetitive cigarette smoking to investigate the possible development of short-term tolerance.
Keywords :
autoregressive processes; cardiovascular system; electrocardiography; frequency-domain analysis; medical signal processing; pneumodynamics; spectral analysis; time series; autonomic nervous system changes; autoregressive spectra; cardiac function; cardiovascular disease; cardiovascular effects; continuous electrocardiogram measurements; controlled smoking effects; frequency-domain measures; gender differences; heart period variability; nicotine tolerance; nonlinear indices; parasympathetic activity; physiological time series; quantified smoke delivery system; repetitive cigarette smoking; short-term tolerance; spectral analysis; vagal modulation; Biomedical measurements; Blood pressure; Cardiology; Chaos; Complexity theory; Hafnium; Heart rate; Pressure control; Signal analysis; Spectral analysis;
Journal_Title :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MEMB.2002.1032641
