Investigation of the Minimum Conditions for Reliable Estimation of Clinically Relevant HRV Measures - Introducing a Novel Approach to the Validation of HRV Measurement Systems

Esben Ahrens, Helge B. D. Sorensen, Henning Langberg, Karsten Hoppe, Dorthe Bodholt Saadi

2015

Abstract

The R-peak localization error (jitter) of a heart rate variability (HRV) system has a great impact on the values of the HRV measures. Only a few studies have analyzed this subject and purely done so from the aspect of choice of sampling frequency. In this study we provide an overview of the various factors that comprise the jitter of a system. We propose a method inspired by the field of signal averaged electrocardiography (SAECG) that allows for a quantification of the jitter of any HRV system that records and stores the raw ECG signal. Furthermore, with this method the differences between the HRV measures of the system and HRV measures corresponding to the physiological truth can be quantified. The method is used to obtain the physiologically true R-peak locations of subjects from Physionet’s ‘Normal Sinus Rhythm Database’. The effects of jitter are then analyzed via mathematical modelling for short-term and long-term HRV for various HRV measures. The effects of abnormal beats and missed and false detections are analyzed as well.

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Ahrens E., Sorensen H., Langberg H., Hoppe K. and Saadi D. (2015). Investigation of the Minimum Conditions for Reliable Estimation of Clinically Relevant HRV Measures - Introducing a Novel Approach to the Validation of HRV Measurement Systems . In Proceedings of the 3rd International Congress on Cardiovascular Technologies - Volume 1: CARDIOTECHNIX, ISBN 978-989-758-160-1, pages 30-38. DOI: 10.5220/0005608300300038


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@conference{cardiotechnix15,
author={Esben Ahrens and Helge B. D. Sorensen and Henning Langberg and Karsten Hoppe and Dorthe Bodholt Saadi},
title={Investigation of the Minimum Conditions for Reliable Estimation of Clinically Relevant HRV Measures - Introducing a Novel Approach to the Validation of HRV Measurement Systems},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 3rd International Congress on Cardiovascular Technologies - Volume 1: CARDIOTECHNIX,},
year={2015},
pages={30-38},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005608300300038},
isbn={978-989-758-160-1},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 3rd International Congress on Cardiovascular Technologies - Volume 1: CARDIOTECHNIX,
TI - Investigation of the Minimum Conditions for Reliable Estimation of Clinically Relevant HRV Measures - Introducing a Novel Approach to the Validation of HRV Measurement Systems
SN - 978-989-758-160-1
AU - Ahrens E.
AU - Sorensen H.
AU - Langberg H.
AU - Hoppe K.
AU - Saadi D.
PY - 2015
SP - 30
EP - 38
DO - 10.5220/0005608300300038