Autonomic Assessment - e-Booklet

The 24-Hour Heart-Rate-Variability Analysis

This guidebook provides an excellent introduction to the use of 24-hour heart-rate-variability (HRV) analysis in the assessment of the autonomic nervous system. HRV analysis provides a unique window into the dynamics of sympathetic and parasympathetic control of the heart, is useful for assessing autonomic involvement in a number of pathologies and also is used to enhance health risk stratification. This guidebook was originally written for physicians and researchers who utilize the HeartMath Research Center’s 24-hour Autonomic Assessment Report (AAR) in clinical research and assessment. In response to the many requests IHM has received for a publication that provides an understandable explanation of the various measures used in HRV analysis, the HeartMath Research Center is making this guidebook available to the public in an electronic format. The guidebook includes clear and detailed descriptions of both time and frequency domain measures of HRV and explains how these measures are interpreted in clinical applications to provide comprehensive, quantitative analyses of autonomic activity and balance. The use of circadian-rhythm analysis in the assessment of autonomic function also is discussed. Additional topics include the effects of stress, emotions and emotional-management interventions on autonomic function and balance; alterations in autonomic function in various clinical disorders; aging and HRV; and Holter recorder hookup procedures. Numerous clinical examples, including charts and segments of actual HRV recordings, are provided throughout the booklet to illustrate the concepts discussed. A valuable resource for health and science professionals interested in exploring 24-hour HRV analysis as a powerful, noninvasive diagnostic and research tool.

Intended primarily for researchers and healthcare professionals.

Autonomic Assessment Report Includes:

• 40 pages
  
• Numerous graphs and charts
  
• Recorder Hook-Up Procedures
  
• References

Table of Contents:

The Autonomic Assessment Report

Explanation and Interpretation
Guidelines of HRV Measures

Correlations Between Time and Frequency Domain Measures

Stability and Reproductively of HRV Measurements

Report Summary Page

The AAR 24-Hour Heart Rate Profile

The AAR Heart Rate Variability Index Plot

Aging and HRV

The AAR 24-Hour Autonomic Balance Profile

The AAR Frequency Domain Summary

Circadian Rhythm Analysis

Rhythm Pattern Analysis

Holter Recorder Compatibility

Analysis Procedures and Specifications

Normals Database and Statistics

Clinical Examples of Rhythm Analysis

Case Histories and Clinical Examples

Available in e-Booklet format only.