Chaotic signatures of heart rate variability and its power spectrum in health, aging and heart failure.

A paradox regarding the classic power spectral analysis of heart rate variability (HRV) is whether the characteristic high- (HF) and low-frequency (LF) spectral peaks represent stochastic or chaotic phenomena. Resolution of this fundamental issue is key to unraveling the mechanisms of HRV, which is...

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Main Authors: Guo-Qiang Wu, Natalia M Arzeno, Lin-Lin Shen, Da-Kan Tang, Da-An Zheng, Nai-Qing Zhao, Dwain L Eckberg, Chi-Sang Poon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2629562?pdf=render