Ultradian rhythms during day and night in normal and COPD subjects

• Published in: Studies in health technology and informatics Vol. 180; p. 1120
• Main Authors: Accardo, Agostino, Cusenza, Monica, De Felice, Alberto, Fornasa, Elisa, D'Addio, Giovanni
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands 2012
• Subjects: Activity Cycles; Algorithms; Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted - methods; Electrocardiography, Ambulatory - methods; Heart Rate; Humans; Pattern Recognition, Automated - methods; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - diagnosis; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - physiopathology

The analysis of heart rate variability (HRV) is a powerful tool in the study of the autonomic control of the heart. While circadian HRV rhythms have widely been characterized by traditional spectral measures, ultradian oscillations are not commonly investigated. In this study the identification of H...