System for heart rate variability analysis
First Claim
1. A computer system for heart rate variability analysis of electrocardiographic data, the system comprising:
- a storage device having means for storing electrocardiographic data;
an interval detector f or determining the length of heart beat intervals in the electrocardiographic data;
a minute data generator for accumulating statistical measurements based on the heart beat intervals and user-specified qualifications;
a period data generator for accumulating statistical data measurements based on the generated minute data, a time period, and user-specified qualifications;
a region data generator for accumulating statistical measurements based on the generated minute data and a region of time; and
a display controller for displaying the period data and region data on a computer display device.
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Abstract
A method and system for heart variability analysis is provided. A computer system generates various statistical and spectral measurements of heart rate variability based on user-specified qualifications and displays the results. The computer system includes a statistical and spectral data component. The spectral component includes a data storage device for storing electrocardiographic data, an interval detector for determining the length of heart beat intervals in the electrocardiographic data, an instantaneous interval function data generator for generating instantaneous interval function data based on the interval data and user-specified qualifications, a filter and resampler for generating resampled data by filtering and resampling the instantaneous interval function data, a power spectral density data generator for generating spectral density data based on the resampled data and user-specified qualifications, a period spectral data generator for accumulating period and region spectral data measurements based on the generated power spectral density data, a time period, and user-specified qualifications, and a display controller for displaying period data and region data. The invention allows a user to specify minimum and maximum beat interval times, whether intervals near atrial and ventricular ectopic beats should be disregarded, the time period over which data is to be accumulated, the difference margins for beat triplets, the region of time over which data is accumulated, and whether data is to be displayed in graphical or tabular format.
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1. A computer system for heart rate variability analysis of electrocardiographic data, the system comprising:
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a storage device having means for storing electrocardiographic data; an interval detector f or determining the length of heart beat intervals in the electrocardiographic data; a minute data generator for accumulating statistical measurements based on the heart beat intervals and user-specified qualifications; a period data generator for accumulating statistical data measurements based on the generated minute data, a time period, and user-specified qualifications; a region data generator for accumulating statistical measurements based on the generated minute data and a region of time; and a display controller for displaying the period data and region data on a computer display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer system for heart rate variability analysis of electrocardiographic data, the system comprising:
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a storage device having means for storing electrocardiographic data; an interval detector f or determining the length of heart beat intervals in electrocardiographic data; an instantaneous interval function generator for generating instantaneous interval f unction data based on the interval data and user-specified qualifications; a filter and resampler for generating resampled data by filtering and resampling the instantaneous interval function data; a power spectral density data generator for generating spectral density data based on the resampled data, a time base specifying the period over which the data is generated, and user-specified qualifications; a period spectral data generator for accumulating period spectral data measurements and region spectral data measurements based on the generated power spectral density, a time period, and user-specified qualifications; and a display controller for displaying the period data and region data on a computer display device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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