Heart rate variability; autonomic nervous system; deceleration capacity; nonlinear methods; turbulence; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; General Medicine
Abstract :
[en] The role of the autonomic nervous system in the onset of supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias is well established. It can be analysed by the spontaneous behaviour of the heart rate with ambulatory ECG recordings, through heart rate variability measurements. Input of heart rate variability parameters into artificial intelligence models to make predictions regarding the detection or forecast of rhythm disorders is becoming routine and neuromodulation techniques are now increasingly used for their treatment. All this warrants a reappraisal of the use of heart rate variability for autonomic nervous system assessment.Measurements performed over long periods such as 24H-variance, total power, deceleration capacity, and turbulence are suitable for estimating the individual basal autonomic status. Spectral measurements performed over short periods provide information on the dynamics of systems that disrupt this basal balance and may be part of the triggers of arrhythmias, as well as premature atrial or ventricular beats. All heart rate variability measurements essentially reflect the modulations of the parasympathetic nervous system which are superimposed on the impulses of the adrenergic system. Although heart rate variability parameters have been shown to be useful for risk stratification in patients with myocardial infarction and patients with heart failure, they are not part of the criteria for prophylactic implantation of an intracardiac defibrillator, because of their high variability and the improved treatment of myocardial infarction. Graphical methods such as Poincaré plots allow quick screening of atrial fibrillation and are set to play an important role in the e-cardiology networks. Although mathematical and computational techniques allow manipulation of the ECG signal to extract information and permit their use in predictive models for individual cardiac risk stratification, their explicability remains difficult and making inferences about the activity of the ANS from these models must remain cautious.
Disciplines :
Cardiovascular & respiratory systems
Author, co-author :
Grégoire, Jean-Marie ; IRIDIA, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium ; Department of Cardiology, UMONS (Université de Mons), Mons, Belgium
Gilon, Cédric; IRIDIA, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium
Carlier, Stéphane ; Université de Mons - UMONS > Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie > Service de Cardiologie
Bersini, Hugues; IRIDIA, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium
Language :
English
Title :
Autonomic nervous system assessment using heart rate variability.
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