Errors in the estimation of approximate entropy and other recurrence-plot-derived indices due to the finite resolution of RR time series

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 345-351

  García González, Miguel A ^a   Fernández Chimeno, Mireya ^a   Ramos Castro, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Approximate entropy (ApEn); Error; Heart rate variability (HRV); Recurrence plot; Sampling frequency

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATE ENTROPY (APEN); BIAS AND VARIANCES; FIGURE OF MERITS; FINITE RESOLUTIONS; HEART RATE VARIABILITY (HRV); INTEGER VALUES; RECURRENCE PLOT; SAMPLING FREQUENCY; SIGNAL VARIABILITIES;

ENTROPY; ERRORS; ESTIMATION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESES; SPEECH PROCESSING; TIME SERIES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

FREQUENCY ESTIMATION;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; APPROXIMATE ENTROPY; ARTICLE; ENTROPY; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NOISE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIMULATION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CHILD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENTROPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63849145766     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2008.2005951     Document Type: Article

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