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View SchemaEntropy Index as a Measure of Heartbeat Irregularity
| Authors | Rudolph C. Hwa |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/9809041 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/9809041 |
Abstract
A method is proposed to analyze the heartbeat waveform that can yield a reliable characterization of the structure after only a few pulses. The measure suggested is entropy index that is related to the one found effective in describing chaotic behaviors in a wide variety of physical systems. When applied to the ECG data that include ventricular fibrillation, the index is shown to change drastically within a few pulses. Wavelet analysis is used to exhibit different scaling behaviors in different phases.
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