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January 1, 2011BioMedical Engineering OnLineOpen Access

Comparison of two systems for long-term heart rate variability monitoring in free-living conditions - a pilot study

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Why the study?

Does Actiheart ambulatory monitoring provide valid heart rate variability measurements compared to Holter monitoring in free-living subjects?

Population

8 Caucasian women recruited from a group of cleaning assistants working more than 20 hours/week at a…

Comparison

Actiheart ambulatory heart rate variability… vs Standard clinical Holter monitoring

Design

Other

Follow-up

24 hours

Authors

JKJesper KristiansenNational Research Centre for the Working EnvironmentMKMette KorshøjCopenhagen University HospitalJSJørgen SkotteNational Research Centre for the Working Environment

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Overview

Supports Actiheart for free-living HRV monitoring; leaves open larger trials before clinical adoption.

Structured PICO

Does Actiheart ambulatory monitoring provide valid heart rate variability measurements compared to Holter monitoring in free-living subjects?

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Population
8 Caucasian women recruited from a group of cleaning assistants working more than 20 hours/week at a university hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark.
I
Intervention
Actiheart ambulatory heart rate variability (HRV) monitoring during occupational and leisure-time activities
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Comparator
Standard clinical Holter monitoring (LifeCard CF recorders)
O
Outcome
Validation of spectral components of heart rate variability (HRV) calculated from 5-minute segmentssurrogate

The Actiheart system is a valid stand-alone ambulatory method for monitoring heart rate variability during occupational and leisure-time activities compared to standard Holter monitoring.

Limitations

  • Raw ECG data from Actiheart are not stored, preventing visual inspection of artifacts
  • Higher rate of rejected segments in Actiheart (11.9%) compared to Holter (5.5%), likely due to sweat affecting electrode contact

Cite This Study

Kristiansen et al. (2011) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a217019db71e1dfcf8b693bhttps://doi.org/10.1186/1475-925x-10-27
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