Modeling the dynamics of the heart rate variability by Hidden Markov models

Computers in Cardiology

Volumn 30, Issue , 2003, Pages 461-464

  Vallverdú, Montserrat ^a   Palacios, M ^a   Caminal, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; DYNAMICS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; INFORMATION USE; MARKOV PROCESSES; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

HEART RATE; HIDDEN MARKOV MODELS (HMM); SYMBOLIC DYNAMICS (SD);

CARDIOLOGY;

EID: 4143077224     PISSN: 02766574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/cic.2003.1291192     Document Type: Conference Paper

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