Nonlinear analysis of heart rate variability: Fractal and complexity measures of heart rate behavior

Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 179-187

  Perkiömäki, Juha S ^a,c   Mäkikallio, Timo H ^b   Huikuri, Heikki V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaos; Fractals; Heart rate variability; Nonlinear analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0034120598     PISSN: 1082720X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-474X.2000.tb00384.x     Document Type: Article

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