Browsing by Subject "Heart beat"

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  • A comparison of heartbeat detectors for the seismocardiogram 

    García González, Miguel Ángel; Argelagós Palou, Ariadna; Fernández Chimeno, Mireya; Ramos Castro, Juan José (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2013)
    Conference lecture
    Open Access
    The study aimed to study the accuracy in RR time series derived from the seismocardiogram when employing different heartbeat detectors in subjects measured in a quiet environment. The ECG and seismocardiogram of 17 healthy ...

  • A methodology to quantify the differences between alternative methods of heart rate variability measurement 

    García González, Miguel Ángel; Fernández Chimeno, Mireya; Guede Fernández, Federico; Ferrer Mileo, Víctor; Argelagós Palou, Ariadna; Álvarez Gómez, Laura; Parrado Romero, Eva; Moreno Sánchez, Jordi; Capdevila, Lluis; Ramos Castro, Juan José (Institute of Physics (IOP), 2015-12-14)
    Article
    Open Access
    This work proposes a systematic procedure to report the differences between heart rate variability time series obtained from alternative measurements reporting the spread and mean of the differences as well as the agreement ...

  • An application of fractional differintegration to heart rate variability time series 

    García González, Miguel Ángel; Fernández Chimeno, Mireya; Ramos Castro, Juan José; Capdevila, Lluis; Parrado, Eva (2013-07)
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    Fractional differintegration is used as a new tool to characterize heart rate variability time series. This paper proposes and focuses in two indexes (ac and fnQ) derived from the fractional differintegration operator. ...

  • A novel algorithm for fast BCG cycle extraction in ambulatory scenarios 

    Gómez Clapers, Joan; Casanella Alonso, Ramón; Pallàs Areny, Ramon (2016)
    Conference lecture
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    A novel algorithm JDet for ballistocardiogram (BCG) cycle extraction is presented that is intended for the fast generation of ensemble averages in ambulatory scenarios where the ECG signal is not available. First, the ...

  • A novel index based on fractional calculus to assess the dynamics of heart rate variability: changes due to chi or yoga meditations 

    García González, Miguel Ángel; Ramos Castro, Juan José; Fernández Chimeno, Mireya (Computing in Cardiology, 2012)
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    The study aims to present and interpret a novel index based on fractional calculus ( αc) and to assess differences in RR time series dynamics in subjects during meditation. Fractional differintegration (FDI) of a RR time ...

  • A photoplethysmography smartphone-based method for heart rate variability assessment: device model and breathing influences 

    Guede Fernández, Federico; Ferrer Mileo, Víctor; Mateu Mateus, Marc; Ramos Castro, Juan José; García González, Miguel Ángel; Fernández Chimeno, Mireya (2020-03)
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    A measurement method of heart rate and heart rate variability (HRV) based on smartphone has been developed and validated. The method is based on photoplethysmography (PPG) acquired with the smartphone camera (SPPG). SPPG ...

  • Assessment of heart rate variability during an ultra-endurance mountain trail race by multi-scale entropy analysis 

    Vallverdú Ferrer, Montserrat; Ruiz Muñoz, Aroa; Roca Rodríguez, Emma; Caminal Magrans, Pere; Rodríguez Guisado, Ferran Agustin; Irurtia Amigo, Alfredo; Perera Lluna, Alexandre (2017-12-01)
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    Open Access
    The aim of the study was to analyze heart rate variability (HRV) response to high-intensity exercise during a 35-km mountain trail race and to ascertain whether fitness level could influence autonomic nervous system (ANS) ...

  • Changes in heart rate variability (HRV) in field hockey players during the 2006 World Cup 

    Rodas Font, Gil; Yanguas Leyes, Javier; Pedret, Carles; Ramos Castro, Juan José; Capdevila, L. (2011-07)
    Article
    Open Access
    The aim of this study is to determine the changes in heart rate variability (HRV) in field hockey players during the course of a world championship. The Spanish national team took part in the study by making daily records ...

  • Changes in heart rate variability indexes due to drowsiness in professional drivers measured in a real environment 

    García González, Miguel Ángel; Fernández Chimeno, Mireya; Ramos Castro, Juan José (Computing in Cardiology, 2012)
    Conference lecture
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    The study aims to assess the changes in Heart Rate Variability (HRV) indexes in healthy subjects whi le driving in a real environment in order to detect drowsiness. The ECG of ten professional drivers was acquired ...

  • Characterization of HRV and QRS slope during audiovisual stimulation 

    Arcentales, Andrés; Raza, Melissa; Giraldo Giraldo, Beatriz (2017)
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    Emotions are directly related whit external or internal stimulation which a person is submitted, influencing these stimuli on their physical and mental health. These emotional changes produce variations in cardiovascular ...

  • Comparison of omega wave system and polar S810i to detect R-R intervals at rest 

    Parrado Romero, Eva; García González, Miguel Ángel; Ramos Castro, Juan José; Cervantes Blasquez, Julio Cesar; Rodas Font, Gil; Capdevila Ortis, Lluís (2010)
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    The present study was performed to compare R-R interval data and heart rate variability indices obtained from the Polar S810i and the Omega Wave Sport System for a total of 96 adults in a supine position. Data were ...

  • Comparison of two cardiac output monitors, qCO and LiDCO, during general anesthesia 

    Escrivá, Jesús; Gabarrón, Eva; Fort, Pol; Pan, Y.; Shengjin, Ge; Liao, Q; Vallverdú Ferrer, Montserrat (2016-08-09)
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    Background: Optimization of cardiac output (CO) has been evidenced to reduce postoperative complications and to expedite the recovery. Likewise, CO and other dynamic cardiac parameters can describe the systemic blood flow ...

  • Deformable mesh model for cardiac motion estimation from MRI data 

    González Paredes, Alex (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2009)
    Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
    Open Access
    The use of technology in medical applications has expanded tremendously in the last 50 years, playing an important role in diagnosis and treatment of disease. As a consequence of this growth, it has been possible to develop ...

  • Desarrollo de una aplicación para dispositivos móviles para el estudio de hábitos de vida saludables 

    Miranda Vidal, Hoostins Heigueer (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2012-07)
    Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
    Open Access
    [ANGLÈS] This project explains the design and implementation of an application for mobile devices for the study of healthy lifestyle. For this purpose, the heart rate estimation and the mood state of an user must be obtained. ...

  • Do ventricular repolarization interval ratios depend on heart rate and should they be rate-corrected? 

    Alvarado Serrano, Carlos; Ramos Castro, Juan José; Pallàs Areny, Ramon (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2003-09)
    Conference report
    Open Access
    QT interval decreases with increasing heart rate (HR), hence to define normal values of QT interval for different heart rates requires the application of a QT interval rate correction formula. However, the influence of HR ...

  • Estudi de la repercussió de cardiopaties congènites en la capacitat de bombeig del cor 

    Ferraté Domingo, Elisenda (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2015-06)
    Bachelor thesis
    Open Access
    En l’actualitat, el nombre d’investigacions i de projectes realitzats amb la col·laboració de diverses disciplines de la ciència i la tecnologia és més elevat. Per tal de trobar equacions o lleis genèriques que permetin ...

  • HRV based Health&Sport markers using video from the face 

    Capdevila, Ll.; Moreno, Jordi; Movellan, Javier; Parrado Romero, Eva; Ramos Castro, Juan José (IEEE, 2012)
    Conference report
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    Heart Rate Variability (HRV) is an indicator of health status in the general population and of adaptatio n to stress in athletes. In this paper we compare the performance of two systems to measure HRV: (1) A commerc ...

  • Human emotion characterization by heart rate variability analysis guided by respiration 

    Valderas, Maite; Bolea, Juan; Orini, M; Laguna Lasaosa, Pablo; Vallverdú Ferrer, Montserrat; Bailón Luesma, Raquel (2019-01-28)
    Article
    Open Access
    Developing a tool which identifies emotions based on their effect on cardiac activity may have a potential impact on clinical practice, since it may help in the diagnosing of psycho-neural illnesses. In this study, a method ...

  • Human emotion recognition using heart rate variability analysis with spectral bands based on respiration 

    Valderas, Maria Teresa; Bolea, Juan; Laguna, Pablo; Vallverdú Ferrer, Montserrat; Bailón, Raquel (2015)
    Conference lecture
    Open Access

  • Measuring heart rate variability by means of information entropies based on Choi-Williams distribution 

    Vallverdú Ferrer, Montserrat; Clarià Sancho, Francesc; Melia, Umberto; Bayes de Luna, Antonio; Caminal Magrans, Pere (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2015)
    Conference report
    Open Access