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Moebus M, Holz C. Personalized interpretable prediction of perceived sleep quality: Models with meaningful cardiovascular and behavioral features. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0305258. [PMID: 38976698 PMCID: PMC11230538 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 07/10/2024] Open
Abstract
Understanding a person's perceived quality of sleep is an important problem, but hard due to its poor definition and high intra- as well as inter-individual variation. In the short term, sleep quality has an established impact on cognitive function during the following day as well as on fatigue. In the long term, good quality sleep is essential for mental and physical health and contributes to quality of life. Despite the need to better understand sleep quality as an early indicator for sleep disorders, perceived sleep quality has been rarely modeled for multiple consecutive days using biosignals. In this paper, we present novel insights on the association of cardiac activity and perceived sleep quality using an interpretable modeling approach utilizing the publicly available intensive-longitudinal study M2Sleep. Our method takes as input signals from commodity wearable devices, including motion and blood volume pulses. Despite processing only simple and clearly interpretable features, we achieve an accuracy of up to 70% with an AUC of 0.76 and reduce the error by up to 36% compared to related work. We further argue that collected biosignals and sleep quality labels should be normalized per-participant to enable a medically insightful analysis. Coupled with explainable models, this allows for the interpretations of effects on perceived sleep quality. Analysis revealed that besides higher skin temperature and sufficient sleep duration, especially higher average heart rate while awake and lower minimal activity of the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous system while asleep increased the chances of higher sleep quality.
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- Max Moebus
- Department of Computer Science, ETH Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Computer Science, ETH Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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Liuzzi P, Hakiki B, Scarpino M, Burali R, Maiorelli A, Draghi F, Romoli AM, Grippo A, Cecchi F, Mannini A. Neural coding of autonomic functions in different states of consciousness. J Neuroeng Rehabil 2023; 20:96. [PMID: 37491259 PMCID: PMC10369699 DOI: 10.1186/s12984-023-01216-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/27/2023] Open
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Detecting signs of residual neural activity in patients with altered states of consciousness is a crucial issue for the customization of neurorehabilitation treatments and clinical decision-making. With this large observational prospective study, we propose an innovative approach to detect residual signs of consciousness via the assessment of the amount of autonomic information coded within the brain. The latter was estimated by computing the mutual information (MI) between preprocessed EEG and ECG signals, to be then compared across consciousness groups, together with the absolute power and an international qualitative labeling. One-hundred seventy-four patients (73 females, 42%) were included in the study (median age of 65 years [IQR = 20], MCS +: 29, MCS -: 23, UWS: 29). Electroencephalography (EEG) information content was found to be mostly related to the coding of electrocardiography (ECG) activity, i.e., with higher MI (p < 0.05), in Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome and Minimally Consciousness State minus (MCS -). EEG-ECG MI, besides clearly discriminating patients in an MCS - and +, significantly differed between lesioned areas (sides) in a subgroup of unilateral hemorrhagic patients. Crucially, such an accessible and non-invasive measure of residual consciousness signs was robust across electrodes and patient groups. Consequently, exiting from a strictly neuro-centric consciousness detection approach may be the key to provide complementary insights for the objective assessment of patients' consciousness levels and for the patient-specific planning of rehabilitative interventions.
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- Piergiuseppe Liuzzi
- Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, The BioRobotics Institute, Viale Rinaldo Piaggio 69, 56025 Pontedera, PI Italy
- IRCSS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS, Via di Scandicci 269, FI 50143 Florence, Italy
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- IRCSS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS, Via di Scandicci 269, FI 50143 Florence, Italy
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- IRCSS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS, Via di Scandicci 269, FI 50143 Florence, Italy
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- IRCSS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS, Via di Scandicci 269, FI 50143 Florence, Italy
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- IRCSS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS, Via di Scandicci 269, FI 50143 Florence, Italy
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- IRCSS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS, Via di Scandicci 269, FI 50143 Florence, Italy
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- IRCSS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS, Via di Scandicci 269, FI 50143 Florence, Italy
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- IRCSS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS, Via di Scandicci 269, FI 50143 Florence, Italy
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- IRCSS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS, Via di Scandicci 269, FI 50143 Florence, Italy
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Largo Brambilla 3, 50143 Florence, FI Italy
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- IRCSS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS, Via di Scandicci 269, FI 50143 Florence, Italy
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Brockmann L, Hunt KJ. Heart rate variability changes with respect to time and exercise intensity during heart-rate-controlled steady-state treadmill running. Sci Rep 2023; 13:8515. [PMID: 37231117 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-35717-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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The aim of this work was to investigate the time and exercise intensity dependence of heart rate variability (HRV). Time-dependent, cardiovascular-drift-related increases in heart rate (HR) were inhibited by enforcing a constant heart rate throughout the exercise with a feedback control system. Thirty-two healthy adults performed HR-stabilised treadmill running exercise at two distinct exercise intensity levels. Standard time and frequency domain HRV metrics were computed and served as outcomes. Significant decreases were detected in 8 of the 14 outcomes for the time dependence analysis and in 6 of the 7 outcomes for the exercise intensity dependence analysis (excluding the experimental speed-signal frequency analysis). Furthermore, metrics that have been reported to reach an intensity-dependent near-zero minimum rapidly (usually at moderate intensity) were found to be near constant over time and only barely decreased with intensity. Taken together, these results highlight that HRV generally decreases with time and with exercise intensity. The intensity-related reductions were found to be greater in value and significance compared to the time-related reductions. Additionally, the results indicate that decreases in HRV metrics with time or exercise intensity are only detectable as long as their metric-specific near-zero minimum has not yet been reached.
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- Lars Brockmann
- rehaLab-The Laboratory for Rehabilitation Engineering, Institute for Human Centred Engineering HuCE, Division of Mechatronics and Systems Engineering, Department of Engineering and Information Technology, Bern University of Applied Sciences, 2501, Biel, Switzerland.
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- rehaLab-The Laboratory for Rehabilitation Engineering, Institute for Human Centred Engineering HuCE, Division of Mechatronics and Systems Engineering, Department of Engineering and Information Technology, Bern University of Applied Sciences, 2501, Biel, Switzerland
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Grégoire JM, Gilon C, Carlier S, Bersini H. Autonomic nervous system assessment using heart rate variability. Acta Cardiol 2023:1-15. [PMID: 36803313 DOI: 10.1080/00015385.2023.2177371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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The role of the autonomic nervous system in the onset of supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias is well established. It can be analysed by the spontaneous behaviour of the heart rate with ambulatory ECG recordings, through heart rate variability measurements. Input of heart rate variability parameters into artificial intelligence models to make predictions regarding the detection or forecast of rhythm disorders is becoming routine and neuromodulation techniques are now increasingly used for their treatment. All this warrants a reappraisal of the use of heart rate variability for autonomic nervous system assessment.Measurements performed over long periods such as 24H-variance, total power, deceleration capacity, and turbulence are suitable for estimating the individual basal autonomic status. Spectral measurements performed over short periods provide information on the dynamics of systems that disrupt this basal balance and may be part of the triggers of arrhythmias, as well as premature atrial or ventricular beats. All heart rate variability measurements essentially reflect the modulations of the parasympathetic nervous system which are superimposed on the impulses of the adrenergic system. Although heart rate variability parameters have been shown to be useful for risk stratification in patients with myocardial infarction and patients with heart failure, they are not part of the criteria for prophylactic implantation of an intracardiac defibrillator, because of their high variability and the improved treatment of myocardial infarction. Graphical methods such as Poincaré plots allow quick screening of atrial fibrillation and are set to play an important role in the e-cardiology networks. Although mathematical and computational techniques allow manipulation of the ECG signal to extract information and permit their use in predictive models for individual cardiac risk stratification, their explicability remains difficult and making inferences about the activity of the ANS from these models must remain cautious.
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- Jean-Marie Grégoire
- IRIDIA, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium.,Department of Cardiology, UMONS (Université de Mons), Mons, Belgium
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- IRIDIA, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology, UMONS (Université de Mons), Mons, Belgium
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- IRIDIA, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium
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Casanova-Lizón A, Sarabia JM, Pastor D, Javaloyes A, Peña-González I, Moya-Ramón M. Designing an App to Promote Physical Exercise in Sedentary People Using a Day-to-Day Algorithm to Ensure a Healthy Self-Programmed Exercise Training. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:1528. [PMID: 36674281 PMCID: PMC9861270 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20021528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Heart rate variability (HRV) has allowed the implementation of a methodology for daily decision making called day-to-day training, which allows data to be recorded by anyone with a smartphone. The purpose of the present work was to evaluate the validity and reliability of HRV measurements with a new mobile app (Selftraining UMH) in two resting conditions. Twenty healthy people (10 male and 10 female) were measured at rest in supine and seated positions with an electrocardiogram and an application for smartphones at the same time (Selftraining UMH) using recordings obtained through an already validated chest-worn heart rate monitor (Polar H10). The Selftraining UMH app showed no significant differences compared to an electrocardiogram, neither in supine nor in sitting position (p > 0.05) and they presented almost perfect correlation levels (r ≥ 0.99). Furthermore, no significant differences were found between ultra-short (1-min) and short (5-min) length measurements. The intraclass correlation coefficient showed excellent reliability (>0.90) and the standard error of measurement remained below 5%. The Selftraining UMH smartphone app connected via Bluetooth to the Polar H10 chest strap can be used to register daily HRV recordings in healthy sedentary people.
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- Antonio Casanova-Lizón
- Sports Research Centre, Department of Sport Sciences, Miguel Hernández University of Elche, 03202 Elche, Spain
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- Sports Research Centre, Department of Sport Sciences, Miguel Hernández University of Elche, 03202 Elche, Spain
- Department of Sport Sciences, Miguel Hernandez University, Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), 03010 Alicante, Spain
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- Department of Sport Sciences, Miguel Hernandez University, Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), 03010 Alicante, Spain
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- Sports Research Centre, Department of Sport Sciences, Miguel Hernández University of Elche, 03202 Elche, Spain
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- Sports Research Centre, Department of Sport Sciences, Miguel Hernández University of Elche, 03202 Elche, Spain
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- Sports Research Centre, Department of Sport Sciences, Miguel Hernández University of Elche, 03202 Elche, Spain
- Department of Sport Sciences, Miguel Hernandez University, Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), 03010 Alicante, Spain
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A two-step pre-processing tool to remove Gaussian and ectopic noise for heart rate variability analysis. Sci Rep 2022; 12:18396. [PMID: 36319659 PMCID: PMC9626590 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-21776-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Artifacts in the Electrocardiogram (ECG) degrade the quality of the recorded signal and are not conducive to heart rate variability (HRV) analysis. The two types of noise most often found in ECG recordings are technical and physiological artifacts. Current preprocessing methods primarily attend to ectopic beats but do not consider technical issues that affect the ECG. A secondary aim of this study was to investigate the effect of increasing increments of artifacts on 24 of the most used HRV measures. A two-step preprocessing approach for denoising HRV is introduced which targets each type of noise separately. First, the technical artifacts in the ECG are eliminated by applying complete ensemble empirical mode decomposition with adaptive noise. The second step removes physiological artifacts from the HRV signal using a combination filter of single dependent rank order mean and an adaptive filtering algorithm. The performance of the two-step pre-processing tool showed a high correlation coefficient of 0.846 and RMSE value of 7.69 × 10-5 for 6% of added ectopic beats and 6 dB Gaussian noise. All HRV measures studied except HF peak and LF peak are significantly affected by both types of noise. Frequency measures of Total power, HF power, and LF power and fragmentation measures; PAS, PIP, and PSS are the most sensitive to both types of noise.
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Kimmig ACS, Wildgruber D, Gärtner A, Drotleff B, Krylova M, Lämmerhofer M, Sundström-Poromaa I, Derntl B. Lower affective empathy in oral contraceptive users: a cross-sectional fMRI study. Cereb Cortex 2022; 33:4319-4333. [PMID: 36137568 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhac345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Revised: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Evidence accumulates that oral contraceptive (OC) use modulates various socio-affective behaviors, including empathic abilities. Endogenous and synthetic sex hormones, such as estrogens and progestogens, bind to receptor sites in brain regions (i.e. frontal, limbic, and cerebellar) involved in socio-affective processing. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the role of OC use in empathy. In a cross-sectional functional magnetic resonance imaging study, women in different hormonal states, including OC use (n = 46) or being naturally cycling in the early follicular (fNC: n = 37) or peri-ovulatory phase (oNC: n = 28), performed a visual, sentence-based empathy task. Behaviorally, OC users had lower empathy ratings than oNC women. Congruently, whole-brain analysis revealed significantly larger task-related activation of several brain regions, including the left dorsomedial prefrontal gyrus (dmPFG), left precentral gyrus, and left temporoparietal junction in oNC compared to OC women. In OC users, the activity of the left dmPFG and precentral gyrus was negatively associated with behavioral and self-reported affective empathy. Furthermore, empathy-related region-of-interest analysis indicated negative associations of brain activation with synthetic hormone levels in OC women. Overall, this multimodal, cross-sectional investigation of empathy suggests a role of OC intake in especially affective empathy and highlights the importance of including synthetic hormone levels in OC-related analyses.
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- Ann-Christin Sophie Kimmig
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Tübingen Center for Mental Health (TüCMH), University of Tübingen, Calwerstr. 14, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.,Graduate Training Centre of Neuroscience, International Max Planck Research School, University of Tübingen, Ottfried-Müller-Str. 27, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Tübingen Center for Mental Health (TüCMH), University of Tübingen, Calwerstr. 14, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Tübingen Center for Mental Health (TüCMH), University of Tübingen, Calwerstr. 14, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical (Bio-)Analysis, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Jena University Hospital, Philosophenweg 3, 07743 Jena, Germany.,Department of Radiology, Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Physics Group, Jena University Hospital, Am Klinikum 1, 07747 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical (Bio-)Analysis, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Uppsala, Akademiska sjukhuset, 751 85 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Tübingen Center for Mental Health (TüCMH), University of Tübingen, Calwerstr. 14, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.,LEAD Graduate School & Research Network, University of Tübingen, Europastraße 6, 72072 Tübingen Germany
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Mental Stress Assessment Using Ultra Short Term HRV Analysis Based on Non-Linear Method. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:bios12070465. [PMID: 35884267 PMCID: PMC9313333 DOI: 10.3390/bios12070465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Revised: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Mental stress is on the rise as one of the major health problems in modern society. It is important to detect and manage mental stress to prevent various diseases caused by stress and to maintain a healthy life. The purpose of this paper is to present new heart rate variability (HRV) features based on empirical mode decomposition and to detect acute mental stress through short-term HRV (5 min) and ultra-short-term HRV (under 5 min) analysis. HRV signals were acquired from 74 young police officers using acute stressors, including the Trier Social Stress Test and horror movie viewing, and a total of 26 features, including the proposed IMF energy features and general HRV features, were extracted. A support vector machine (SVM) classification model is used to classify the stress and non-stress states through leave-one-subject-out cross-validation. The classification accuracies of short-term HRV and ultra-short-term HRV analysis are 86.5% and 90.5%, respectively. In the results of ultra-short-term HRV analysis using various time lengths, we suggest the optimal duration to detect mental stress, which can be applied to wearable devices or healthcare systems.
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Vraka A, Moreno-Arribas J, Gracia-Baena JM, Hornero F, Alcaraz R, Rieta JJ. The Relevance of Heart Rate Fluctuation When Evaluating Atrial Substrate Electrical Features in Catheter Ablation of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis 2022; 9:jcdd9060176. [PMID: 35735805 PMCID: PMC9224671 DOI: 10.3390/jcdd9060176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Revised: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Coronary sinus (CS) catheterization is critical during catheter ablation (CA) of atrial fibrillation (AF). However, the association of CS electrical activity with atrial substrate modification has been barely investigated and mostly limited to analyses during AF. In sinus rhythm (SR), atrial substrate modification is principally assessed at a global level through P-wave analysis. Cross-correlating CS electrograms (EGMs) and P-waves’ features could potentiate the understanding of AF mechanisms. Five-minute surface lead II and bipolar CS recordings before, during, and after CA were acquired from 40 paroxysmal AF patients. Features related to duration, amplitude, and heart-rate variability of atrial activations were evaluated. Heart-rate adjustment (HRA) was applied. Correlations between each P-wave and CS local activation wave (LAW) feature were computed with cross-quadratic sample entropy (CQSE), Pearson correlation (PC), and linear regression (LR) with 10-fold cross-validation. The effect of CA between different ablation steps was compared with PC. Linear correlations: poor to mediocre before HRA for analysis at each P-wave/LAW (PC: max. +18.36%, p = 0.0017, LR: max. +5.33%, p = 0.0002) and comparison between two ablation steps (max. +54.07%, p = 0.0205). HRA significantly enhanced these relationships, especially in duration (P-wave/LAW: +43.82% to +69.91%, p < 0.0001 for PC and +18.97% to +47.25%, p < 0.0001 for LR, CA effect: +53.90% to +85.72%, p < 0.0210). CQSE reported negligent correlations (0.6−1.2). Direct analysis of CS features is unreliable to evaluate atrial substrate modification due to CA. HRA substantially solves this problem, potentiating correlation with P-wave features. Hence, its application is highly recommended.
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- Aikaterini Vraka
- BioMIT.org, Electronic Engineering Department, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain;
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- Cardiology Department, Saint John’s University Hospital, 03550 Alicante, Spain;
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- Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain; (J.M.G.-B.); (F.H.)
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- Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain; (J.M.G.-B.); (F.H.)
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- Research Group in Electronic, Biomedical and Telecommunication Engineering, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 16071 Cuenca, Spain;
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- BioMIT.org, Electronic Engineering Department, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain;
- Correspondence:
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Moya-Ramon M, Mateo-March M, Peña-González I, Zabala M, Javaloyes A. Validity and reliability of different smartphones applications to measure HRV during short and ultra-short measurements in elite athletes. COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE 2022; 217:106696. [PMID: 35172251 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2022.106696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Revised: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Heart rate variability (HRV) has been proposed as a useful marker that can show the performance adaptation and optimize the training process in elite athletes. The development of wearable technology permits the measurement of this marker through smartphone applications. The purpose of this study is to assess the validity and reliability of short and ultra-short HRV measurements in elite cyclists using different smartphone applications. METHOD Twenty-six professional cyclists were measured at rest in supine and in seated positions through the simultaneous use of an electrocardiogram and two different smartphone applications that implement different technologies to measure HRV: Elite HRV (with a chest strap) and Welltory (photoplethysmography). Level of significance was set at p < 0.05. RESULTS Compared to an electrocardiogram, Elite HRV and Welltory showed no differences neither in supine nor in seated positions (p > 0.05) and they showed very strong to almost perfect correlation levels (r = 0.77 to 0.94). Furthermore, no differences were found between short (5 min) and ultra-short (1 min) length measurements. Intraclass correlation coefficient showed good to excellent reliability and the standard error of measurement remained lower than 6%. CONCLUSION Both smartphone applications can be implemented to monitor HRV using short- and ultra-short length measurements in elite endurance athletes.
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- M Moya-Ramon
- Sport Science Department, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Spain
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- Sport Science Department, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Spain; Spanish Cycling Federation, Spain.
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- Sport Science Department, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Spain
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- Department of Physical Activity and Sport, University of Granada, Spain
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- Sport Science Department, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Spain
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Vraka A, Bertomeu-González V, Fácila L, Moreno-Arribas J, Alcaraz R, Rieta JJ. The Dissimilar Impact in Atrial Substrate Modificationof Left and Right Pulmonary Veins Isolation after Catheter Ablation of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation. J Pers Med 2022; 12:jpm12030462. [PMID: 35330463 PMCID: PMC8955667 DOI: 10.3390/jpm12030462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Revised: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Since the discovery of pulmonary veins (PVs) as foci of atrial fibrillation (AF), the commonest cardiac arrhythmia, investigation revolves around PVs catheter ablation (CA) results. Notwithstanding, CA process itself is rather neglected. We aim to decompose crucial CA steps: coronary sinus (CS) catheterization and the impact of left and right PVs isolation (LPVI, RPVI), separately. We recruited 40 paroxysmal AF patients undergoing first-time CA and obtained five-minute lead II and bipolar CS recordings during sinus rhythm (SR) before CA (B), after LPVI (L) and after RPVI (R). Among others, duration, amplitude and atrial-rate variability (ARV) were calculated for P-waves and CS local activation waves (LAWs). LAWs features were compared among CS channels for reliability analysis. P-waves and LAWs features were compared after each ablation step (B, L, R). CS channels: amplitude and area were different between distal/medial (p≤0.0014) and distal/mid-proximal channels (p≤0.0025). Medial and distal showed the most and least coherent values, respectively. Correlation was higher in proximal (≥93%) than distal (≤91%) areas. P-waves: duration was significantly shortened after LPVI (after L: p=0.0012, −13.30%). LAWs: insignificant variations. ARV modification was more prominent in LAWs (L: >+73.12%, p≤0.0480, R: <−33.94%, p≤0.0642). Medial/mid-proximal channels are recommended during SR. CS LAWs are not significantly affected by CA but they describe more precisely CA-induced ARV modifications. LPVI provokes the highest impact in paroxysmal AF CA, significantly modifying P-wave duration.
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- Aikaterini Vraka
- BioMIT.org, Electronic Engineering Department, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain;
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- Cardiology Department, Saint John’s University Hospital, 03550 Alicante, Spain; (V.B.-G.); (J.M.-A.)
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- Cardiology Department, General University Hospital Consortium of Valencia, 46014 Valencia, Spain;
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- Cardiology Department, Saint John’s University Hospital, 03550 Alicante, Spain; (V.B.-G.); (J.M.-A.)
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- Research Group in Electronic, Biomedical and Telecommunication Engineering, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 16071 Cuenca, Spain;
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- BioMIT.org, Electronic Engineering Department, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain;
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Preprocessing Methods for Ambulatory HRV Analysis Based on HRV Distribution, Variability and Characteristics (DVC). SENSORS 2022; 22:s22051984. [PMID: 35271128 PMCID: PMC8914897 DOI: 10.3390/s22051984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Revised: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
Abstract
Thanks to wearable devices joint with AI algorithms, it is possible to record and analyse physiological parameters such as heart rate variability (HRV) in ambulatory environments. The main downside to such setups is the bad quality of recorded data due to movement, noises, and data losses. These errors may considerably alter HRV analysis and should therefore be addressed beforehand, especially if used for medical diagnosis. One widely used method to handle such problems is interpolation, but this approach does not preserve the time dependence of the signal. In this study, we propose a new method for HRV processing including filtering and iterative data imputation using a Gaussian distribution. The particularity of the method is that many physiological aspects are taken into consideration, such as HRV distribution, RR variability, and normal boundaries, as well as time series characteristics. We study the effect of this method on classification using a random forest classifier (RF) and compare it to other data imputation methods including linear, shape-preserving piecewise cubic Hermite (pchip), and spline interpolation in a case study on stress. Features from reconstructed HRV signals of 67 healthy subjects using all four methods were analysed and separately classified by a random forest algorithm to detect stress against relaxation. The proposed method reached a stable F1 score of 61% even with a high percentage of missing data, whereas other interpolation methods reached approximately 54% F1 score for a low percentage of missing data, and the performance drops to about 44% when the percentage is increased. This suggests that our method gives better results for stress classification, especially on signals with a high percentage of missing data.
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Vraka A, Bertomeu-González V, Hornero F, Quesada A, Alcaraz R, Rieta JJ. Splitting the P-Wave: Improved Evaluation of Left Atrial Substrate Modification after Pulmonary Vein Isolation of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation. SENSORS 2021; 22:290. [DOI: https:/doi.org/10.3390/s22010290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/04/2023]
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Atrial substrate modification after pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (pAF) can be assessed non-invasively by analyzing P-wave duration in the electrocardiogram (ECG). However, whether right (RA) and left atrium (LA) contribute equally to this phenomenon remains unknown. The present study splits fundamental P-wave features to investigate the different RA and LA contributions to P-wave duration. Recordings of 29 pAF patients undergoing first-ever PVI were acquired before and after PVI. P-wave features were calculated: P-wave duration (PWD), duration of the first (PWDon-peak) and second (PWDpeak-off) P-wave halves, estimating RA and LA conduction, respectively. P-wave onset (PWon-R) or offset (PWoff-R) to R-peak interval, measuring combined atrial/atrioventricular and single atrioventricular conduction, respectively. Heart-rate fluctuation was corrected by scaling. Pre- and post-PVI results were compared with Mann–Whitney U-test. PWD was correlated with the remaining features. Only PWD (non-scaling: Δ=−9.84%, p=0.0085, scaling: Δ=−17.96%, p=0.0442) and PWDpeak-off (non-scaling: Δ=−22.03%, p=0.0250, scaling: Δ=−27.77%, p=0.0268) were decreased. Correlation of all features with PWD was significant before/after PVI (p<0.0001), showing the highest value between PWD and PWon-R (ρmax=0.855). PWD correlated more with PWDon-peak (ρ= 0.540–0.805) than PWDpeak-off (ρ= 0.419–0.710). PWD shortening after PVI of pAF stems mainly from the second half of the P-wave. Therefore, noninvasive estimation of LA conduction time is critical for the study of atrial substrate modification after PVI and should be addressed by splitting the P-wave in order to achieve improved estimations.
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Vraka A, Bertomeu-González V, Hornero F, Quesada A, Alcaraz R, Rieta JJ. Splitting the P-Wave: Improved Evaluation of Left Atrial Substrate Modification after Pulmonary Vein Isolation of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 22:290. [PMID: 35009833 PMCID: PMC8749639 DOI: 10.3390/s22010290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Revised: 12/24/2021] [Accepted: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Atrial substrate modification after pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (pAF) can be assessed non-invasively by analyzing P-wave duration in the electrocardiogram (ECG). However, whether right (RA) and left atrium (LA) contribute equally to this phenomenon remains unknown. The present study splits fundamental P-wave features to investigate the different RA and LA contributions to P-wave duration. Recordings of 29 pAF patients undergoing first-ever PVI were acquired before and after PVI. P-wave features were calculated: P-wave duration (PWD), duration of the first (PWDon-peak) and second (PWDpeak-off) P-wave halves, estimating RA and LA conduction, respectively. P-wave onset (PWon-R) or offset (PWoff-R) to R-peak interval, measuring combined atrial/atrioventricular and single atrioventricular conduction, respectively. Heart-rate fluctuation was corrected by scaling. Pre- and post-PVI results were compared with Mann-Whitney U-test. PWD was correlated with the remaining features. Only PWD (non-scaling: Δ=-9.84%, p=0.0085, scaling: Δ=-17.96%, p=0.0442) and PWDpeak-off (non-scaling: Δ=-22.03%, p=0.0250, scaling: Δ=-27.77%, p=0.0268) were decreased. Correlation of all features with PWD was significant before/after PVI (p<0.0001), showing the highest value between PWD and PWon-R (ρmax=0.855). PWD correlated more with PWDon-peak (ρ= 0.540-0.805) than PWDpeak-off (ρ= 0.419-0.710). PWD shortening after PVI of pAF stems mainly from the second half of the P-wave. Therefore, noninvasive estimation of LA conduction time is critical for the study of atrial substrate modification after PVI and should be addressed by splitting the P-wave in order to achieve improved estimations.
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- Aikaterini Vraka
- BioMIT.org, Electronic Engineering Department, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain;
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- Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain;
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- Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, General University Hospital Consortium of Valencia, 46014 Valencia, Spain;
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- Research Group in Electronic, Biomedical and Telecommunication Engineering, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 16071 Cuenca, Spain;
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- BioMIT.org, Electronic Engineering Department, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain;
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Heart rate complexity: An early prognostic marker of patient outcome after cardiac arrest. Clin Neurophysiol 2021; 134:27-33. [PMID: 34953334 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2021.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Early prognostication in comatose patients after cardiac arrest (CA) is difficult but essential to inform relatives and optimize treatment. Here we investigate the predictive value of heart-rate variability captured by multiscale entropy (MSE) for long-term outcomes in comatose patients during the first 24 hours after CA. METHODS In this retrospective analysis of prospective multi-centric cohort, we analyzed MSE of the heart rate in 79 comatose patients after CA while undergoing targeted temperature management and sedation during the first day of coma. From the MSE, two complexity indices were derived by summing values over short and long time scales (CIs and CIl). We splitted the data in training and test datasets for analysing the predictive value for patient outcomes (defined as best cerebral performance category within 3 months) of CIs and CIl. RESULTS Across the whole dataset, CIl provided the best sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy (88%, 75%, and 82%, respectively). Positive and negative predictive power were 81% and 84%. CONCLUSIONS Characterizing the complexity of the ECG in patients after CA provides an accurate prediction of both favorable and unfavorable outcomes. SIGNIFICANCE The analysis of heartrate variability by means of MSE provides accurate outcome prediction on the first day of coma.
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Ling D, Chen H, Chan G, Lee SMY. Quantitative measurements of zebrafish heartrate and heart rate variability: A survey between 1990-2020. Comput Biol Med 2021; 142:105045. [PMID: 34995954 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2021.105045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 11/14/2021] [Accepted: 11/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Zebrafish is an essential model organism for studying cardiovascular diseases, given its advantages of fast proliferation and high gene homology with humans. Zebrafish embryos/larvae are valuable experimental models used in toxicology studies to analyze drug toxicity, including hepatoxicity, nephrotoxicity and cardiotoxicity, as well as for drug discovery and drug safety screening in the preclinical stage. Heart rate (HR) serves as a functional endpoint in studies of cardiotoxicity, while heart rate variability (HRV) serves as an indicator of cardiac arrhythmia. Cardiotoxicity is a major cause of early and late termination of drug trials, so a more comprehensive understanding of zebrafish HR and HRV is important. This review summarized HR and HRV in a specific range of applications and fields, focusing on zebrafish heartbeat detection procedures, signal analysis technology and well-established commercial software, such as LabVIEW, Rvlpulse, and ZebraLab. We also compared HR detection algorithms and electrocardiography (ECG)-based methods of heart signal extraction. The relationship between HR and HRV was also systematically analyzed; HR was shown to have an inverse correlation with HRV. Applications to drug testing are also highlighted in this review. Furthermore, HR and HRV were shown to be regulated by the automatic nervous system; their connections with ECG measurements are also summarized herein.
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- Dongmin Ling
- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Science, University of Macau, Macao, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Science, University of Macau, Macao, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Science, University of Macau, Macao, China; Department of Public Health and Medicinal Administration, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Science, University of Macau, Macao, China; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China.
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Ishaque S, Khan N, Krishnan S. Trends in Heart-Rate Variability Signal Analysis. Front Digit Health 2021; 3:639444. [PMID: 34713110 PMCID: PMC8522021 DOI: 10.3389/fdgth.2021.639444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Heart rate variability (HRV) is the rate of variability between each heartbeat with respect to time. It is used to analyse the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS), a control system used to modulate the body's unconscious action such as cardiac function, respiration, digestion, blood pressure, urination, and dilation/constriction of the pupil. This review article presents a summary and analysis of various research works that analyzed HRV associated with morbidity, pain, drowsiness, stress and exercise through signal processing and machine learning methods. The points of emphasis with regards to HRV research as well as the gaps associated with processes which can be improved to enhance the quality of the research have been discussed meticulously. Restricting the physiological signals to Electrocardiogram (ECG), Electrodermal activity (EDA), photoplethysmography (PPG), and respiration (RESP) analysis resulted in 25 articles which examined the cause and effect of increased/reduced HRV. Reduced HRV was generally associated with increased morbidity and stress. High HRV normally indicated good health, and in some instances, it could signify clinical events of interest such as drowsiness. Effective analysis of HRV during ambulatory and motion situations such as exercise, video gaming, and driving could have a significant impact toward improving social well-being. Detection of HRV in motion is far from perfect, situations involving exercise or driving reported accuracy as high as 85% and as low as 59%. HRV detection in motion can be improved further by harnessing the advancements in machine learning techniques.
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- Syem Ishaque
- Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Arechavala RJ, Rochart R, Kloner RA, Liu A, Wu DA, Hung SM, Shimojo S, Fonteh AN, Kleinman MT, Harrington MG, Arakaki X. Task switching reveals abnormal brain-heart electrophysiological signatures in cognitively healthy individuals with abnormal CSF amyloid/tau, a pilot study. Int J Psychophysiol 2021; 170:102-111. [PMID: 34666107 PMCID: PMC8865562 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2021.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Revised: 10/03/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Electroencephalographic (EEG) alpha oscillations have been related to heart rate variability (HRV) and both change in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). We explored if task switching reveals altered alpha power and HRV in cognitively healthy individuals with AD pathology in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and whether HRV improves the AD pathology classification by alpha power alone. We compared low and high alpha event-related desynchronization (ERD) and HRV parameters during task switch testing between two groups of cognitively healthy participants classified by CSF amyloid/tau ratio: normal (CH-NAT, n = 19) or pathological (CH-PAT, n = 27). For the task switching paradigm, participants were required to name the color or word for each colored word stimulus, with two sequential stimuli per trial. Trials include color (cC) or word (wW) repeats with low load repeating, and word (cW) or color switch (wC) for high load switching. HRV was assessed for RR interval, standard deviation of RR-intervals (SDNN) and root mean squared successive differences (RMSSD) in time domain, and low frequency (LF), high frequency (HF), and LF/HF ratio in frequency domain. Results showed that CH-PATs compared to CH-NATs presented: 1) increased (less negative) low alpha ERD during low load repeat trials and lower word switch cost (low alpha: p = 0.008, Cohen’s d = −0.83, 95% confidence interval −1.44 to −0.22, and high alpha: p = 0.019, Cohen’s d = −0.73, 95% confidence interval −1.34 to −0.13); 2) decreasing HRV from rest to task, suggesting hyper-activated sympatho-vagal responses. 3) CH-PATs classification by alpha ERD was improved by supplementing HRV signatures, supporting a potentially compromised brain-heart interoceptive regulation in CH-PATs. Further experiments are needed to validate these findings for clinical significance.
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- Neurosciences, Huntington Medical Research Institutes, Pasadena, CA 91105, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research, Huntington Medical Research Institutes, Pasadena, CA 91105, USA; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Dept of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
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- Department of Computing and Mathematical Sciences (CMS), California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA; Department of Computer Science, Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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- Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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- Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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- Neurosciences, Huntington Medical Research Institutes, Pasadena, CA 91105, USA
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- Neurology, Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
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- Neurosciences, Huntington Medical Research Institutes, Pasadena, CA 91105, USA.
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Cardiac autonomic recovery in response to aerobic versus resistance exercise in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Int J Diabetes Dev Ctries 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s13410-021-01013-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Morales Tellez JF, Moeyersons J, Testelmans D, Buyse B, Borzée P, Van Hoof C, Groenendaal W, Van Huffel S, Varon C. Technical aspects of cardiorespiratory estimation using subspace projections and cross entropy. Physiol Meas 2021; 42. [PMID: 34571494 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6579/ac2a70] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) is a form of cardiorespiratory coupling. Its quantification has been suggested as a biomarker to diagnose different diseases. Two state-of-the-art methods, based on subspace projections and entropy, are used to estimate the RSA strength and are evaluated in this paper. Their computation requires the selection of a model order, and their performance is strongly related to the temporal and spectral characteristics of the cardiorespiratory signals. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the robustness of the RSA estimates to the selection of model order, delays, changes of phase and irregular heartbeats as well as to give recommendations for their interpretation on each case. APPROACH Simulations were used to evaluate the model order selection when calculating the RSA estimates explained before, as well as 3 different scenarios that can occur in signals acquired in non-controlled environments and/or from patient populations: the presence of irregular heartbeats; the occurrence of delays between heart rate variability (HRV) and respiratory signals; and the changes over time of the phase between HRV and respiratory signals. MAIN RESULTS It was found that using a single model order for all the calculations suffices to characterize the RSA estimates correctly. In addition, the RSA estimation in signals containing more than 5 irregular heartbeats in a period of 5 minutes might be misleading. Regarding the delays between HRV and respiratory signals, both estimates are robust. For the last scenario, the two approaches tolerate phase changes up to 54°, as long as this lasts less than one fifth of the recording duration. SIGNIFICANCE Guidelines are given to compute the RSA estimates in non-controlled environments and patient populations.
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- John Fredy Morales Tellez
- ESAT - STADIUS, Stadius Centre for Dynamical Systems, Signal Processing and Data Analytics, KU Leuven, Leuven, Flanders, BELGIUM
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- Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT), KU Leuven, Leuven, Flanders, BELGIUM
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- Department of Pneumology, KU Leuven University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, BELGIUM
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- Department of Respiratory Diseases, KUL UZ Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Flanders, BELGIUM
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- Department of Pneumology, KU Leuven University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, BELGIUM
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- Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT), KU Leuven, Leuven, Flanders, BELGIUM
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- Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT), KU Leuven, Leuven, Flanders, BELGIUM
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Likens AD, Wiltshire TJ. Windowed multiscale synchrony: modeling time-varying and scale-localized interpersonal coordination dynamics. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci 2021; 16:232-245. [PMID: 32991716 PMCID: PMC7812625 DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsaa130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2020] [Revised: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Social interactions are pervasive in human life with varying forms of interpersonal coordination emerging and spanning different modalities (e.g. behaviors, speech/language, and neurophysiology). However, during social interactions, as in any dynamical system, patterns of coordination form and dissipate at different scales. Historically, researchers have used aggregate measures to capture coordination over time. While those measures (e.g. mean relative phase, cross-correlation, coherence) have provided a wealth of information about coordination in social settings, some evidence suggests that multiscale coordination may change over the time course of a typical empirical observation. To address this gap, we demonstrate an underutilized method, windowed multiscale synchrony, that moves beyond quantifying aggregate measures of coordination by focusing on how the relative strength of coordination changes over time and the scales that comprise social interaction. This method involves using a wavelet transform to decompose time series into component frequencies (i.e. scales), preserving temporal information and then quantifying phase synchronization at each of these scales. We apply this method to both simulated and empirical interpersonal physiological and neuromechanical data. We anticipate that demonstrating this method will stimulate new insights on the mechanisms and functions of synchrony in interpersonal contexts using neurophysiological and behavioral measures.
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- Aaron D Likens
- Department of Biomechanics, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 6001 Dodge Street Omaha, NE 68182
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- Department of Cognitive Science & Artificial Intelligence, Tilburg University, (Room D104) Warandelaan 2, 5037 AB, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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Influence of Ectopic Beats on Heart Rate Variability Analysis. ENTROPY 2021; 23:e23060648. [PMID: 34067255 PMCID: PMC8224602 DOI: 10.3390/e23060648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Revised: 05/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The analysis of heart rate variability (HRV) plays a dominant role in the study of physiological signal variability. HRV reflects the information of the adjustment of sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves on the cardiovascular system and, thus, is widely used to evaluate the functional status of the cardiovascular system. Ectopic beats may affect the analysis of HRV. However, the quantitative relationship between the burden of ectopic beats and HRV indices, including entropy measures, has not yet been investigated in depth. In this work, we analyzed the effects of different numbers of ectopic beats on several widely accepted HRV parameters in time-domain (SDNN), frequency-domain (LF/HF), as well as non-linear features (SampEn and Pt-SampEn (physical threshold-based SampEn)). The results showed that all four indices were influenced by ectopic beats, and the degree of influence was roughly increased with the increase of the number of ectopic beats. Ectopic beats had the greatest impact on the frequency domain index LF/HF, whereas the Pt-SampEn was minimally accepted by ectopic beats. These results also indicated that, compared with the other three indices, Pt-SampEn had better robustness for ectopic beats.
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Kim JW, Seok HS, Shin H. Is Ultra-Short-Term Heart Rate Variability Valid in Non-static Conditions? Front Physiol 2021; 12:596060. [PMID: 33859568 PMCID: PMC8042416 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.596060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In mobile healthcare, heart rate variability (HRV) is increasingly being used in dynamic patient states. In this situation, shortening of the measurement time is required. This study aimed to validate ultra-short-term HRV in non-static conditions. We conducted electrocardiogram (ECG) measurements at rest, during exercise, and in the post-exercise recovery period in 30 subjects and analyzed ultra-short-term HRV in time and frequency domains by ECG in 10, 30, 60, 120, 180, and 240-s intervals, and compared the values to the 5-min HRV. For statistical analysis, null hypothesis testing, Cohen’s d statistics, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and Bland-Altman analysis were used, with a statistical significance level of P < 0.05. The feasibility of ultra-short-term HRV and the minimum time required for analysis showed differences in each condition and for each analysis method. If the strict criteria satisfying all the statistical methods were followed, the ultra-short-term HRV could be derived from a from 30 to 240-s length of ECG. However, at least 120 s was required in the post-exercise recovery or exercise conditions, and even ultra-short-term HRV was not measurable in some variables. In contrast, according to the lenient criteria needed to satisfy only one of the statistical criteria, the minimum time required for ultra-short-term HRV analysis was 10–60 s in the resting condition, 10–180 s in the exercise condition, and 10–120 s in the post-exercise recovery condition. In conclusion, the results of this study showed that a longer measurement time was required for ultra-short-term HRV analysis in dynamic conditions. This suggests that the existing ultra-short-term HRV research results derived from the static condition cannot applied to the non-static conditions of daily life and that a criterion specific to the non-static conditions are necessary.
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- Jin Woong Kim
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Chonnam National University, Yeosu-si, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Chonnam National University, Yeosu-si, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Chonnam National University, Yeosu-si, South Korea
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Characterization of heart rate variability signal for distinction of meditative and pre-meditative states. Biomed Signal Process Control 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bspc.2021.102414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Kunikullaya U K, Kunnavil R, Vijayadas, Goturu J, Prakash VS, Murthy NS. Normative data and gender differences in heart rate variability in the healthy young individuals aged 18-30 years, a South Indian cross-sectional study. Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J 2021; 21:112-119. [PMID: 33482336 PMCID: PMC7952895 DOI: 10.1016/j.ipej.2021.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 12/12/2020] [Accepted: 01/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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- Kirthana Kunikullaya U
- Department of Physiology, M S Ramaiah Medical College, MSR Nagar, MSRIT Post, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560054, India.
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- Department of Community Medicine, ESI Post Graduate Institute of Medical Science and Research, 41st Cross Rd, Rajajinagar, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560010, India.
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- Department of Physiology, M S Ramaiah Medical College, MSR Nagar, MSRIT Post, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560054, India.
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- Department of Physiology, International Medical School, MSR Nagar, MSRIT Post, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560054, India.
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- Department of Cardiology, M S Ramaiah Memorial Hospitals, MSR Nagar, MSRIT Post, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560054, India.
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- Department of Research and Patents, Gokula Education Foundation, MSR Nagar, MSRIT Post, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560054, India.
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Gallardo J, Bellone G, Plano S, Vigo D, Risk M. Heart Rate Variability: Influence of Pre-processing Methods in Identifying Single-Night Sleep-Deprived Subjects. J Med Biol Eng 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s40846-020-00595-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Atanasova K, Lotter T, Reindl W, Lis S. Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Abilities, Emotion Processing and the Role of Early Life Stress in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Front Psychiatry 2021; 12:680878. [PMID: 34248716 PMCID: PMC8264143 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.680878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Perception of internal bodily sensations includes three dissociable processes: interoceptive accuracy, interoceptive sensibility, and interoceptive awareness. Interoceptive abilities play a crucial role in emotion processing and impairments of these processes have been reported in several psychiatric disorders. Studies investigating interoceptive abilities and their role in emotional experience in individuals with somatic disorders such as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are sparse. Recent findings suggested an association between adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and the development of gastrointestinal disorders. The aim of the current study was to investigate the associations between the different dimensions of interoception and emotional processing in IBD while taking ACE into account. We recruited IBD patients in clinical remission (n = 35) and 35 healthy control participants (HC) matched for age, education and IQ. Interoception was measured as a three-dimensional construct. Interoceptive accuracy was assessed with the heartbeat tracking task and interoceptive sensibility with a self-report measure (Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness questionnaire). Emotional processing was measured using an experimental task, where participants were asked to rate the subjectively perceived valence and arousal when presented with positive, neutral and negative visual stimuli. IBD patients significantly differed in two interoceptive sensibility domains, Emotional awareness and Not-distracting. Patients reported greater awareness of the connection between bodily sensations and emotional states, while showing a stronger tendency to use distraction from unpleasant sensations compared with HC. Higher emotional awareness was linked to higher perceived intensity and arousal of negative stimuli. The strength of this relation was dependent on the severity of ACE, with severer traumatization being associated with a stronger association between emotional awareness and perceived valence and arousal. Our findings suggest that it is the subjective component of interoception, especially the one assessing interoceptive abilities within the scope of emotional experience, which affects emotional processing in IBD. This is the first study providing evidence that IBD patients did not differ in their perception of visceral signals per se but only in the subjective ability to attribute certain physical sensations to physiological manifestations of emotions. Our findings support the hypothesis that ACE affect the association between interoception and emotional processing.
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- Konstantina Atanasova
- Institute of Psychiatric and Psychosomatic Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.,Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Central Institute for Mental Health Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Institute of Psychiatric and Psychosomatic Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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Correia B, Dias N, Costa P, Pêgo JM. Validation of a Wireless Bluetooth Photoplethysmography Sensor Used on the Earlobe for Monitoring Heart Rate Variability Features during a Stress-Inducing Mental Task in Healthy Individuals. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 20:E3905. [PMID: 32668810 PMCID: PMC7411830 DOI: 10.3390/s20143905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Revised: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Heart rate variability (HRV), using electrocardiography (ECG), has gained popularity as a biomarker of the stress response. Alternatives to HRV monitoring, like photoplethysmography (PPG), are being explored as cheaper and unobtrusive non-invasive technologies. We report a new wireless PPG sensor that was tested in detecting changes in HRV, elicited by a mentally stressful task, and to determine if its signal can be used as a surrogate of ECG for HRV analysis. Data were collected simultaneously from volunteers using a PPG and ECG sensor, during a resting and a mentally stressful task. HRV metrics were extracted from these signals and compared to determine the agreement between them and to determine if any changes occurred in the metrics due to the stressful task. For both tasks, a moderate/good agreement was found in the mean interbeat intervals, SDNN, LF, and SD2, and a poor agreement for the pNN50, RMSSD|SD1, and HF metrics. The majority of the tested HRV metrics obtained from the PPG signal showed a significant decrease caused by the mental task. The disagreement found between specific HRV features imposes caution when comparing metrics from different technologies. Nevertheless, the tested sensor was successful at detecting changes in the HRV caused by a mental stressor.
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- Bruno Correia
- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal; (B.C.); (P.C.)
- ICVS/3B’s - PT Government Associate Laboratory, 4710-057 Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
- iCognitus4ALL – IT Solutions, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- 2Ai-Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Campus do IPCA, 4750-810 Barcelos, Portugal;
- MindProber Labs, 4450-102 Porto, Portugal
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- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal; (B.C.); (P.C.)
- ICVS/3B’s - PT Government Associate Laboratory, 4710-057 Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal; (B.C.); (P.C.)
- ICVS/3B’s - PT Government Associate Laboratory, 4710-057 Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
- iCognitus4ALL – IT Solutions, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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Chand T, Li M, Jamalabadi H, Wagner G, Lord A, Alizadeh S, Danyeli LV, Herrmann L, Walter M, Sen ZD. Heart Rate Variability as an Index of Differential Brain Dynamics at Rest and After Acute Stress Induction. Front Neurosci 2020; 14:645. [PMID: 32714132 PMCID: PMC7344021 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2020.00645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The brain continuously receives input from the internal and external environment. Using this information, the brain exerts its influence on both itself and the body to facilitate an appropriate response. The dynamic interplay between the brain and the heart and how external conditions modulate this relationship deserves attention. In high-stress situations, synchrony between various brain regions such as the prefrontal cortex and the heart may alter. This flexibility is believed to facilitate transitions between functional states related to cognitive, emotional, and especially autonomic activity. This study examined the dynamic temporal functional association of heart rate variability (HRV) with the interaction between three main canonical brain networks in 38 healthy male subjects at rest and directly after a psychosocial stress task. A sliding window approach was used to estimate the functional connectivity (FC) among the salience network (SN), central executive network (CEN), and default mode network (DMN) in 60-s windows on time series of blood-oxygen-level dependent (BOLD) signal. FC between brain networks was calculated by Pearson correlation. A multilevel linear mixed model was conducted to examine the window-by-window association between the root mean square of successive differences between normal heartbeats (RMSSD) and FC of network-pairs across sessions. Our findings showed that the minute-by-minute correlation between the FC and RMSSD was significantly stronger between DMN and CEN than for SN and CEN in the baseline session [b = 4.36, t(5025) = 3.20, p = 0.006]. Additionally, this differential relationship between network pairs and RMSSD disappeared after the stress task; FC between DMN and CEN showed a weaker correlation with RMSSD in comparison to baseline [b = −3.35, t(5025) = −3.47, p = 0.006]. These results suggest a dynamic functional interplay between HRV and the functional association between brain networks that varies depending on the needs created by changing conditions.
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- Tara Chand
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.,Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany.,Clinical Affective Neuroimaging Laboratory (CANLAB), Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.,Clinical Affective Neuroimaging Laboratory (CANLAB), Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,Clinical Affective Neuroimaging Laboratory (CANLAB), Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Clinical Affective Neuroimaging Laboratory (CANLAB), Magdeburg, Germany.,QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,Clinical Affective Neuroimaging Laboratory (CANLAB), Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.,Clinical Affective Neuroimaging Laboratory (CANLAB), Magdeburg, Germany.,Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.,Clinical Affective Neuroimaging Laboratory (CANLAB), Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.,Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany.,Clinical Affective Neuroimaging Laboratory (CANLAB), Magdeburg, Germany.,Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.,Clinical Affective Neuroimaging Laboratory (CANLAB), Magdeburg, Germany
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He M, Zhao WB, Nguyen MN, Kiriazis H, Li YQ, Hu H, Du XJ. Association between heart rate variability indices and features of spontaneous ventricular tachyarrhythmias in mice. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2020; 47:1193-1202. [PMID: 32027390 DOI: 10.1111/1440-1681.13275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Revised: 02/02/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Direct evidence is limited for the association between heart rate variability (HRV) indices and ventricular tachyarrhythmias (VTAs). While galectin-3 (Gal-3) is regarded as a causal factor for cardiac remodelling and a biomarker for arrhythmias, its regulation on VTAs and HVR is unknown. Using aged transgenic (TG) mice with cardiac overexpression of β2 -adrenoceptors and spontaneous VTAs, we studied whether changes in HRV indices correlated with the severity of VTAs, and whether Gal-3 gene knockout (KO) in TG mice might limit VTA. Body-surface ECG was recorded (10-minute period) in 9- to 10-month-old mice of non-transgenic (nTG), TG and TG × Gal-3 knockout (TG/KO). Time-domain, frequency-domain and nonlinear-domain HRV indices were calculated using the R-R intervals extracted from ECG signals and compared with frequency of VTAs. TG and TG/KO mice developed frequent VTAs and showed significant changes in certain time-domain and nonlinear-domain HRV indices relative to nTG mice. The severity of VTAs in TG and TG/KO mice in combination, estimated by VTA counts and arrhythmia score, was significantly correlated with certain time-domain and nonlinear-domain HRV indices. In conclusion, significant changes in HRV indices were evident and correlated with the severity of spontaneous VTAs in TG mice. The frequency of VTA and HRV indices were largely comparable between TG and TG/KO mice. Deletion of Gal-3 in TG mice altered certain HRV indices implying influence by neuronally localized Gal-3 on autonomic nervous activity.
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- Mi He
- Department of Cardiology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Medicine, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Experimental Cardiology Laboratory, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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- Experimental Cardiology Laboratory, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Medicine, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Experimental Cardiology Laboratory, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.,Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University (Health Science Center), Xi'an, China
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Alcantara JMA, Plaza-Florido A, Amaro-Gahete FJ, Acosta FM, Migueles JH, Molina-Garcia P, Sacha J, Sanchez-Delgado G, Martinez-Tellez B. Impact of Using Different Levels of Threshold-Based Artefact Correction on the Quantification of Heart Rate Variability in Three Independent Human Cohorts. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9020325. [PMID: 31979367 PMCID: PMC7074236 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9020325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2019] [Revised: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Heart rate variability (HRV) is a non-invasive indicator of autonomic nervous system function. HRV recordings show artefacts due to technical and/or biological issues. The Kubios software is one of the most used software to process HRV recordings, offering different levels of threshold-based artefact correction (i.e., Kubios filters). The aim of the study was to analyze the impact of different Kubios filters on the quantification of HRV derived parameters from short-term recordings in three independent human cohorts. A total of 312 participants were included: 107 children with overweight/obesity (10.0 ± 1.1 years, 58% men), 132 young adults (22.2 ± 2.2 years, 33% men) and 73 middle-aged adults (53.6 ± 5.2 years, 48% men). HRV was assessed using a heart rate monitor during 10–15 min, and the Kubios software was used for HRV data processing using all the Kubios filters available (i.e., 6). Repeated-measures analysis of variance indicated significant differences in HRV derived parameters in the time-domain (all p < 0.001) across the Kubios filters in all cohorts, moreover similar results were observed in the frequency-domain. When comparing two extreme Kubios filters, these statistical differences could be clinically relevant, e.g. more than 10 ms in the standard deviation of all normal R-R intervals (SDNN). In conclusion, the results of the present study suggest that the application of different Kubios filters had a significant impact on HRV derived parameters obtained from short-term recordings in both time and frequency-domains.
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- Juan M. A. Alcantara
- PROFITH “PROmoting FITness and Health Through Physical Activity” Research Group, Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS), Department of Physical and Sports Education, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain; (A.P.-F.); (F.J.A.-G.); (F.M.A.); (J.H.M.); (P.M.-G.); (G.S.-D.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-958-244-353
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- PROFITH “PROmoting FITness and Health Through Physical Activity” Research Group, Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS), Department of Physical and Sports Education, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain; (A.P.-F.); (F.J.A.-G.); (F.M.A.); (J.H.M.); (P.M.-G.); (G.S.-D.)
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- PROFITH “PROmoting FITness and Health Through Physical Activity” Research Group, Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS), Department of Physical and Sports Education, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain; (A.P.-F.); (F.J.A.-G.); (F.M.A.); (J.H.M.); (P.M.-G.); (G.S.-D.)
- EFFECTS-262 Research Group, Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- PROFITH “PROmoting FITness and Health Through Physical Activity” Research Group, Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS), Department of Physical and Sports Education, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain; (A.P.-F.); (F.J.A.-G.); (F.M.A.); (J.H.M.); (P.M.-G.); (G.S.-D.)
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- PROFITH “PROmoting FITness and Health Through Physical Activity” Research Group, Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS), Department of Physical and Sports Education, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain; (A.P.-F.); (F.J.A.-G.); (F.M.A.); (J.H.M.); (P.M.-G.); (G.S.-D.)
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- PROFITH “PROmoting FITness and Health Through Physical Activity” Research Group, Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS), Department of Physical and Sports Education, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain; (A.P.-F.); (F.J.A.-G.); (F.M.A.); (J.H.M.); (P.M.-G.); (G.S.-D.)
- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven, University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Opole University of Technology, 45-758 Opole, Poland;
- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital in Opole, University of Opole, 45-401 Opole, Poland
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- PROFITH “PROmoting FITness and Health Through Physical Activity” Research Group, Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS), Department of Physical and Sports Education, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain; (A.P.-F.); (F.J.A.-G.); (F.M.A.); (J.H.M.); (P.M.-G.); (G.S.-D.)
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA
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- Department of Medicine, division of Endocrinology, and Einthoven Laboratory for Experimental Vascular Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 Leiden, The Netherlands
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Rodríguez-Liñares L, Simpson D. Spectral estimation of HRV in signals with gaps. Biomed Signal Process Control 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bspc.2019.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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