| Title | Characterization of fetal heart rate using approximate entropy |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 2005 |
| Authors | Marques De Sá, JP |
| Conference Name | Computers in CardiologyComput Cardiol |
| Date Published | 2005/// |
| Conference Location | Lyon |
| ISBN Number | 02766574 (ISSN); 0780393376 (ISBN); 9780780393370 (ISBN) |
| Keywords | Approximate entropy (ApEn), Cardiology, Fetal heart rate, Fetal monitoring, Heart rate variability, Pathology, Sleep research, Time domain analysis |
| Abstract | Approximate entropy (ApEn) is an interesting measure for assessing the irregularity of time series and in particular for characterizing heart rate variability. In the present paper we apply ApEn to the characterization of three patterns of fetal heart rate (FHR): calm sleep; calm vigilance; pathological flat-sinusoidal condition. We conclude that ApEn can perfectly discriminate the pathological FS pattern from the normal A and C patterns and is far better for FHR pattern discrimination than classic time-domain variability indexes used in clinical practice. © 2005 IEEE. |
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