BIOPAC provides researchers with a complete range of tools to gather data on heart rate variability (HRV). The following studies demonstrate just some of the ways in which HRV research benefits from the implementation of BIOPAC hardware and software solutions.
PTSD and HRV
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been associated with dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system. Reduced HRV is a key indicator of abnormalities in the parasympathetic nervous system, a contributing factor in autonomic disfunction. Researchers used a BIOPAC ECG amplifier and data acquisition system to gather data for their analysis of HRV. Read the full study: Heart Rate Variability Features as Predictors of Intermittent Theta-Burst Stimulation Response in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Camila Cosmo, Antonia V. Seligowski, Emily M. Aiken, Mascha Van’t Wout-Frank, and Noah S. Philip.
The Connection between Autonomic Activity and Adverse Childhood Experiences
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can impact autonomic activity well into adulthood. To investigate this connection, psychophysiology markers, including HRV, were gathered via a BIOPAC ECG Smart Amplifier and MP160, then calculated using AcqKnowledge data analysis software. Read the full study: The Effect of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Autonomic Activity in Adulthood. Rebekah Breithaupt.
Predicting Cardiovascular Disease
Autonomic regulation of blood pressure and cardiac rhythm progressively declines with age. Resting heart rate and HRV data were gathered using a BIOPAC ECG amplifier and data acquisition and analysis system, as well as a noninvasive blood pressure module to predict cardiovascular disease and better understand how to maintain overall cardiac health among an aging population. Read the full study: Autonomic aging–A dataset to quantify changes of cardiovascular autonomic function during healthy aging. Andy Schumann and Karl-Jürgen Bär.
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