METHOD AND DEVICE FOR QUANTIFYING A RESPIRATORY SINUS ARRHYTHMIA AND USE OF SAID TYPE OF METHOD OR SAID TYPE OF DEVICE

摘要

In a method and a device for quantification of a respiratory sinus arrhythmia, a heart-rate curve is measured first and then the time elapsed between two heartbeats is determined and quantified by an analysis in the phase domain. A more informative quantification is obtained when suitable coefficients are used or the heart-rate curve is interpolated and/or detrended for the quantification.