Applied Technology in Feasibility Assessment of Photoplethysmograph Computing for Heart Rate Variability Application

Abstract:

In response to the problem of mental or physical disorders due to the pace of modern busy life, the heart rate variability analysis is often used as an indicator for assessment. This study indicates the use of electrocardiogram (ECG) and photoplethysmograph (PPG) to capture the heart rate and conduct heart rate variability comparative analysis. We want to use photoplethysmograph to replace ECG for retrieving heart rate of patients. In our experiment, the first observation is to record the autonomic nervous system modulation caused by listening to music with different rhythms and doing exercise. Then we observe the correlation among different heart rate variability under different physical conditions after that. According to the results of the analysis shown that PPG calculated heart rate variability signals are highly related to the results obtained by ECG.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 1046)
• Pages: 83-87
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1046.83
• Online since: October 2014
• Authors: Tsu Hsun Fu*
• Keywords: Autonomic Nervous, Electrocardiogram, Heart Rate Variability, Photoplethysmograph

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