Kubios HRV--heart rate variability analysis software.
Kubios HRV is an advanced and easy to use software for heart rate variability (HRV) analysis. The software supports several input data formats for electrocardiogram (ECG) data and beat-to-beat RR interval data. It includes an adaptive QRS detection algorithm and tools for artifact correction, trend removal and analysis sample selection. The software computes all the commonly used time-domain and frequency-domain HRV parameters and several nonlinear parameters. There are several adjustable analysis settings through which the analysis methods can be optimized for different data. The ECG derived respiratory frequency is also computed, which is important for reliable interpretation of the analysis results. The analysis results can be saved as an ASCII text file (easy to import into MS Excel or SPSS), Matlab MAT-file, or as a PDF report. The software is easy to use through its compact graphical user interface. The software is available free of charge for Windows and Linux operating systems at http://kubios.uef.fi.
Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland. Electronic address: mika.tarvainen@uef.fi.
Mika P
MP
Tarvainen
Juha-Pekka
JP
Niskanen
Jukka A
JA
Lipponen
Perttu O
PO
Ranta-Aho
Pasi A
PA
Karjalainen
D000465:Algorithms; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012984:Software; D014584:User-Computer Interface
Analysis software; Computer program; HRV; Heart rate variability; Matlab