Title :
A computer program to acquire, analyze and track the heart rate variability of patients in a clinical research environment
Author :
Atapattu, Suresh A. ; Mitrani, Raul D. ; Huikuri, Heikki V. ; Tarjan, Peter P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Miami Univ., Coral Gables, FL, USA
Abstract :
We present a computer program for the data acquisition, analysis and demographic database of patient data for clinical research. The originality of the method is in the development of a single application program for all 3 major functions
Keywords :
analogue-digital conversion; cardiovascular system; data acquisition; electrocardiography; medical information systems; medical signal processing; virtual instrumentation; ADC; ECG; HEARVAAD program; Poincare plots; autonomous nervous system; cardiovascular system; clinical research environment; computer program; data acquisition; data analysis; demographic database; frequency domain measurements; heart rate variability; patient data; portable DAQ system; signal conditioning; single application program; time domain measurements; time series; virtual instruments; Computer displays; Data acquisition; Data analysis; Databases; Demography; Electrocardiography; Heart rate; Heart rate variability; Instruments; Sampling methods;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2000. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6465-1
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2000.901372
