Validity of (Ultra-)Short Recordings for Heart Rate Variability Measurements.
<h4>Objectives</h4>In order to investigate the applicability of routine 10s electrocardiogram (ECG) recordings for time-domain heart rate variability (HRV) calculation we explored to what extent these (ultra-)short recordings capture the "actual" HRV.<h4>Methods</h4>...
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doaj-2fba10005e0441be90f563fbfb8dedec2021-03-04T07:26:59ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032015-01-01109e013892110.1371/journal.pone.0138921Validity of (Ultra-)Short Recordings for Heart Rate Variability Measurements.M Loretto MunozArie van RoonHarriëtte RieseChris ThioEmma OostenbroekIris WestrikEco J C de GeusRon GansevoortJoop LefrandtIlja M NolteHarold Snieder<h4>Objectives</h4>In order to investigate the applicability of routine 10s electrocardiogram (ECG) recordings for time-domain heart rate variability (HRV) calculation we explored to what extent these (ultra-)short recordings capture the "actual" HRV.<h4>Methods</h4>The standard deviation of normal-to-normal intervals (SDNN) and the root mean square of successive differences (RMSSD) were measured in 3,387 adults. SDNN and RMSSD were assessed from (ultra)short recordings of 10s(3x), 30s, and 120s and compared to 240s-300s (gold standard) measurements. Pearson's correlation coefficients (r), Bland-Altman 95% limits of agreement and Cohen's d statistics were used as agreement analysis techniques.<h4>Results</h4>Agreement between the separate 10s recordings and the 240s-300s recording was already substantial (r = 0.758-0.764/Bias = 0.398-0.416/d = 0.855-0.894 for SDNN; r = 0.853-0.862/Bias = 0.079-0.096/d = 0.150-0.171 for RMSSD), and improved further when three 10s periods were averaged (r = 0.863/Bias = 0.406/d = 0.874 for SDNN; r = 0.941/Bias = 0.088/d = 0.167 for RMSSD). Agreement increased with recording length and reached near perfect agreement at 120s (r = 0.956/Bias = 0.064/d = 0.137 for SDNN; r = 0.986/Bias = 0.014/d = 0.027 for RMSSD). For all recording lengths and agreement measures, RMSSD outperformed SDNN.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Our results confirm that it is unnecessary to use recordings longer than 120s to obtain accurate measures of RMSSD and SDNN in the time domain. Even a single 10s (standard ECG) recording yields a valid RMSSD measurement, although an average over multiple 10s ECGs is preferable. For SDNN we would recommend either 30s or multiple 10s ECGs. Future research projects using time-domain HRV parameters, e.g. genetic epidemiological studies, could calculate HRV from (ultra-)short ECGs enabling such projects to be performed at a large scale.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0138921 |
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M Loretto Munoz Arie van Roon Harriëtte Riese Chris Thio Emma Oostenbroek Iris Westrik Eco J C de Geus Ron Gansevoort Joop Lefrandt Ilja M Nolte Harold Snieder Validity of (Ultra-)Short Recordings for Heart Rate Variability Measurements. PLoS ONE |
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M Loretto Munoz Arie van Roon Harriëtte Riese Chris Thio Emma Oostenbroek Iris Westrik Eco J C de Geus Ron Gansevoort Joop Lefrandt Ilja M Nolte Harold Snieder |
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Validity of (Ultra-)Short Recordings for Heart Rate Variability Measurements. |
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Validity of (Ultra-)Short Recordings for Heart Rate Variability Measurements. |
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Validity of (Ultra-)Short Recordings for Heart Rate Variability Measurements. |
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Validity of (Ultra-)Short Recordings for Heart Rate Variability Measurements. |
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Validity of (Ultra-)Short Recordings for Heart Rate Variability Measurements. |
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validity of (ultra-)short recordings for heart rate variability measurements. |
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<h4>Objectives</h4>In order to investigate the applicability of routine 10s electrocardiogram (ECG) recordings for time-domain heart rate variability (HRV) calculation we explored to what extent these (ultra-)short recordings capture the "actual" HRV.<h4>Methods</h4>The standard deviation of normal-to-normal intervals (SDNN) and the root mean square of successive differences (RMSSD) were measured in 3,387 adults. SDNN and RMSSD were assessed from (ultra)short recordings of 10s(3x), 30s, and 120s and compared to 240s-300s (gold standard) measurements. Pearson's correlation coefficients (r), Bland-Altman 95% limits of agreement and Cohen's d statistics were used as agreement analysis techniques.<h4>Results</h4>Agreement between the separate 10s recordings and the 240s-300s recording was already substantial (r = 0.758-0.764/Bias = 0.398-0.416/d = 0.855-0.894 for SDNN; r = 0.853-0.862/Bias = 0.079-0.096/d = 0.150-0.171 for RMSSD), and improved further when three 10s periods were averaged (r = 0.863/Bias = 0.406/d = 0.874 for SDNN; r = 0.941/Bias = 0.088/d = 0.167 for RMSSD). Agreement increased with recording length and reached near perfect agreement at 120s (r = 0.956/Bias = 0.064/d = 0.137 for SDNN; r = 0.986/Bias = 0.014/d = 0.027 for RMSSD). For all recording lengths and agreement measures, RMSSD outperformed SDNN.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Our results confirm that it is unnecessary to use recordings longer than 120s to obtain accurate measures of RMSSD and SDNN in the time domain. Even a single 10s (standard ECG) recording yields a valid RMSSD measurement, although an average over multiple 10s ECGs is preferable. For SDNN we would recommend either 30s or multiple 10s ECGs. Future research projects using time-domain HRV parameters, e.g. genetic epidemiological studies, could calculate HRV from (ultra-)short ECGs enabling such projects to be performed at a large scale. |
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