Application of statistical physics to heartbeat diagnosis. |
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| Authors: | S Havlin L A Amaral Y Ashkenazy A L Goldberger Peng" target="_blank">C K Ivanov PChPeng H E Stanley |
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| Institution: | Department of Physics, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel. havlin@phys9.ph.biu.ac.il |
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| Abstract: | We present several recent studies based on statistical physics concepts that can be used as diagnostic tools for heart failure. We describe the scaling exponent characterizing the long-range correlations in heartbeat time series as well as the multifractal features recently discovered in heartbeat rhythm. It is found that both features, the long-range correlations and the multifractility, are weaker in cases of heart failure. |
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