Title :
Noninvasive monitoring of autonomic cardiovascular control during stress
Author :
Pan, R.L.-C. ; Chen, B. ; Li, J.K.-J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Rutgers Univ., Piscataway, NJ, USA
Abstract :
The authors examined noninvasively the autonomic cardiovascular control during Valsalva maneuver. In order to assess the extent of the control, heart rate (HR), T-wave amplitude (TWA), pulse transit time (PTT), and finger pulse volume (FPV) were monitored continuously through a PC-based computer system. Results show that Valsalva maneuver can be used as a noninvasive means of manipulating autonomic effects on the heart and blood vessels and that the system is effective for monitoring these effects
Keywords :
biocontrol; computerised monitoring; electrocardiography; haemodynamics; medical diagnostic computing; medical signal processing; PC-based computer system; T-wave amplitude; Valsalva maneuver; autonomic cardiovascular control; finger pulse volume; heart rate; manipulating autonomic effects; noninvasive monitoring; psycho-physiological monitoring; pulse transit time; stress; Biomedical measurements; Biomedical monitoring; Blood pressure; Cardiology; Computerized monitoring; Electrocardiography; Fingers; Heart rate; Human factors; Stress control;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 1993., Proceedings of the 1993 IEEE Nineteenth Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Newark, NJ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0925-1
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.1993.404361
