reviews our current experience with a recently developed device (VU-AMD [ambulatory monitoring device]) for the ambulatory measurement of the electrocardiogram (EKG) and changes in thoracic impedance (ICG) / with this device simultaneous assessment can be made of HR [heart rate], HR variability (HRV), the pre-ejection period (PEP), left ventricular ejection time (LVET), respiration rate (RR) and respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) / PEP and RSA are currently our best noninvasive tools to assess sympathetic and parasympathetic influences on the heart reliability of the VU-AMD was tested in cross-instrument comparison against the “golden standard” of our laboratory devices / to determine feasibility [and validity] of field measurements, a set of 40 Ss has been measured on a 24-hr basis / as a final step we explored the possibilities of this new technique for research into behaviorally induced cardiovascular pathology / in 2 studies, 24-hr profiles of PEP and RSA were obtained with the VU-AMD in S groups with different risk profiles for cardiovascular disease [presence vs absence of insulin resistance syndrome and exercisers vs non-exercisers] (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)
Published: 1996
Ambulatory assessment of parasympathetic/sympathetic balance by impedance cardiography
Eco J. C. de Geus, Lorenz J. P. van Doornen
At Risk Populations, Cardiovascular Disorders, Cardiovascular Reactivity, Electrocardiography, Measurement, Parasympathetic Nervous System, Statistical Reliability, Statistical Validity, Sympathetic Nervous System
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