Theoretical and clinical assessment of the sensitivity of heart rate variability indices

Abstract

The application of modern methods of mathematical processing of non-stationary quasi-periodic data to the analysis of heart-rate variability is considered. Methods for the assessment of new parameters in non-linear variability analysis are described in detail. Mathematical models of heart rhythm are developed with the presence of various noise processes taken into account. A model of the state of the cardiovascular system based on the analysis of heart-rate variability has been developed. A theoretical estimate of the sensitivity of heart-rate variability indices to changes in the state of the cardiovascular system has been obtained for model data. Clinical studies of the parameters of heart-rate variability included in the analysis have been performed within the framework of cardiological screening for coronary heart disease.