@inproceedings{30c307065b8d42849a1da477d1dc4c8e,
title = "Assessing complexity of heart rate variability in people with spinal cord injury using local scale exponents",
abstract = "Detrended fluctuation analysis (DFA) has been widely used to study dynamics of heart rate variability (HRV), which provides a quantitative parameter, the scaling exponent a, to represent the correlation properties of RR interval series. However, it has been demonstrated that HRV exhibits complex behavior that cannot be fully described by a single exponent. This study aimed to investigate whether local scale exponent α(t) with t being the time scale can reveal new features of HRV that cannot be reflected by DFA coefficients. To accurately estimate α(t), we developed an approach for correcting a(t) at small scales and verified the approach using simulated signals. We studied HRV in 12 subjects with spinal cord injury and 14 able-bodied controls during sitting and prone postures. The results showed that α(t) provides complementary views of HRV, suggesting that it may be used to evaluate the effects of SCI-induced autonomic damage on HRV.",
keywords = "Heart rate variability, local scale exponent, spinal cord injury",
author = "Fuyuan Liao and Ian Brooks and Hsieh, {Chang Wei} and Rice, {Ian M.} and Jankowska, {Maria M.} and Jan, {Yih Kuen}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2014 IEEE.; 2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2014 ; Conference date: 26-08-2014 Through 30-08-2014",
year = "2014",
month = nov,
day = "2",
doi = "10.1109/EMBC.2014.6945088",
language = "English (US)",
series = "2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2014",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "6381--6384",
booktitle = "2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2014",
address = "United States",
}