Influence of ECG sampling frequency on spectral analysis of RR intervals and baroreflex sensitivity using the EUROBAVAR data set

Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 159-168

  Ziemssen, Tjalf ^a   Gasch, Julia ^a   Ruediger, Heinz ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Baroreflex sensitivity; ECG sampling frequency; EuroBavar study; TRS technique

Indexed keywords

PATHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BAROREFLEX SENSITIVITY; TRIGONOMETRIC REGRESSIVE SPECTRAL (TRS) ANALYSIS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RR INTERVAL; SAMPLING; SIMULATION; STANDING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPINE POSITION;

BAROREFLEX; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA COLLECTION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 41949125528     PISSN: 13871307     EISSN: 15732614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10877-008-9117-0     Document Type: Article

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