The respiratory sinus arrhythmia as a function of breathing frequency revisited

Author

Frey, A.W. ; Hagenmiller, C. ; Baumert, J. ; Grueneis, F. ; Dambacher, M. ; Theisen, K. ; Adt, M.

Author_Institution

Herz-Zentrum Bad Krozingen, Germany

fYear

1994

fDate

25-28 Sep 1994

Firstpage

41

Lastpage

44

Abstract

The respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) depends on the tidal volume and respiratory rate. The amount of RSA decreases in a non-linear way as a function of respiratory rate. We investigated 12 healthy volunteers at 3 different respiratory rates 8/min (0.13 Hz), 12/min (0.2 Hz) and 18/min (0.3 Hz). R-R interval tachogram were interpolated using a step-like heart rate variability (HRV) algorithm. This HRV-algorithm shows a frequency characteristic which depends on respiratory rate and mean heart rate. This affects the absolute value of the RSA, which has been corrected for this frequency dependence. In the power spectrum, the area of the RSA as a function of breathing frequency was measured. A non-linear behavior is found which is considerably different to uncorrected spectra

Keywords

electrocardiography; interpolation; pneumodynamics; 0.13 Hz; 0.2 Hz; 0.3 Hz; ECG signal; HRV algorithm; R-R interval tachogram; RSA; breathing frequency; frequency characteristic; frequency dependence; healthy volunteers; nonlinear behavior; respiratory rate; respiratory sinus arrhythmia; step-like heart rate variability; tidal volume; Area measurement; Frequency dependence; Frequency measurement; Heart rate; Heart rate variability; Interpolation; Low pass filters; Power measurement; Spectral analysis; Transfer functions;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computers in Cardiology 1994

Conference_Location

Bethesda, MD

Print_ISBN

0-8186-6570-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CIC.1994.470254

Filename

470254