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Methods of Mathematical Analysis of Heart Rate Variability

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This article reviews contemporary methods for analysis of heart rate variability. Along with classical processing methods using spectral and statistical assessments, novel approaches based on analysis of the nonlinear heart rate dynamics are also discussed.

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  1. Samara National Research University named after Academician S.P. Korolev, Samara, Russia

    A. A. Fedotov, S. A. Akulov & E. V. Timchenko

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Translated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, Vol. 54, No. 3, May-Jun., 2020, pp. 49-53.

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Fedotov, A.A., Akulov, S.A. & Timchenko, E.V. Methods of Mathematical Analysis of Heart Rate Variability. Biomed Eng 54, 220–225 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10527-020-10008-4

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