Study of time reversibility/irreversibility of cardiovascular data: Theoretical results and application to laser Doppler flowmetry and heart rate variability signals

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 4335-4351

  Humeau Heurtier, Anne ^a   Mahé, Guillaume ^a   Chapeau Blondeau, François ^a   Rousseau, David ^b   Abraham, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC ACTIVITY; CHARACTERIZATION METHODS; ELDERLY PEOPLE; HEALTHY SUBJECTS; HEART DISEASE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART RATE VARIABILITY SIGNALS; INTERESTING INFORMATION; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; NONMONOTONIC; SIMILAR ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL RESULT; TIME IRREVERSIBILITY; TIME REVERSIBILITIES;

CARDIOLOGY; ENTROPY; FLOWMETERS; HEART;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TIME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84862735477     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/57/13/4335     Document Type: Article

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