Heart Rate Variability (Hrv) Signal Analysis: Clinical Applications

ISBN-13: 9781439849804 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 532 str.

Markad V. Kamath; Carlos A. Morillo; Adrian Upton

Opis

Written for graduate students and professionals dealing with heart rate variability (HRV), this cutting-edge reference reviews how minute variations in the beat-to-beat heart rate are regulated.

Spis treści

Heart Rate Variability: A Historical Perspective. Section I Heart Rate Variability Techniques: Methodological Aspects of Heart Rate Variability Analysis. Methodological Aspects of Baroreflex Sensitivity Analysis. Arterial Blood Pressure Waveform Analysis and Its Applications in the Assessment of Vasovagal Syncope. Heart Rate Turbulence. Phase-Rectified Signal Averaging: Methods and Clinical Applications. Section II Clinical Applications of Heart Rate Variability—Monitoring: Heart Rate Variability Analysis for the Monitoring of Fetal Distress and Neonatal Critical Care. Heart Rate Variability and Blood Pressure Variability in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Effects of Exercise Training on Heart Rate Variability in Patients with Hypertension. Heart Rate Variability and Sleep. Section III Clinical Applications of Heart Rate Variability—Acute Care: Heart Rate Variability in the Intensive Care Unit. Heart Rate Variability and Cardiovascular Dynamic Changes during Local Anesthesia. Effect of General Anesthesia on Heart Rate Variability. Heart Rate Variability in Functional Neurosurgery. Bariatric Surgery and Its Effects on Heart Rate Variability. Section IV Clinical Applications of Heart Rate Variability—Chronic Disorders: Heart Rate Variability in Congestive Heart Failure. Heart Rate Variability Analysis in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy and Aortic Stenosis Patients. Heart Rate Variability and Blood Pressure Variability in Respiratory Disease: Effects of Pharmaceutical Compounds, Non-Invasive Ventilation and Physical Exercise. Effects of Spinal Cord Injury on Heart Rate Variability and Blood Pressure Variability. Autonomic Dysfunction in Stroke. The Significance of Heart Rate Variability in Patients with Epilepsy. Classification of Parkinson’s Disease Severity Using Heart Rate Variability Analysis. Heart Rate Variability in Neuropsychiatric Disorders. Heart Rate Variability and Depression. Heart Rate Variability as a Measure of Depression and Anxiety during Pregnancy. Index.