A new correction technique for ectopic beats in heart rate variability analysis reduced computational complexity by a factor of about 3000 compared to the original method while improving accuracy.
A new computational technique significantly reduces the complexity of correcting for ectopic beats in heart rate variability analysis while maintaining or improving accuracy.
Effect estimate: flops reduced by a factor of about 3000
The problem of analyzing heart rate variability in the presence of ectopic beats is revisited. Based on the integral pulse frequency modulation model and the closely related heart timing signal, a new technique is introduced which corrects for the occasional presence of ectopic beats. The correction technique, which involves the occurrence times of a certain number of beats preceding the ectopic beat, is computationally very efficient. From actual heart rate data, the results show that the new technique is associated with a much lower computational complexity (flops reduced by a factor of about 3000) than the original heart timing technique, while producing similar performance. It is also shown that the power spectrum and related clinical indices obtained by the new technique are more accurately estimated than by other methods.
Solem et al. (Thu,) conducted a other in Heart rate variability with ectopic beats. New correction technique based on the integral pulse frequency modulation model vs. Original heart timing technique and other methods was evaluated on Computational complexity and accuracy of power spectrum estimation (flops reduced by a factor of about 3000). A new correction technique for ectopic beats in heart rate variability analysis reduced computational complexity by a factor of about 3000 compared to the original method while improving accuracy.