KARDIA: a Matlab software for the analysis of cardiac interbeat intervals

Pandelis Perakakis; Mateus Joffily; Michael Taylor; Pedro Guerra; Jaime Vila

doi:10.1016/j.cmpb.2009.10.002

KARDIA: a Matlab software for the analysis of cardiac interbeat intervals

Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2010 Apr;98(1):83-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2009.10.002. Epub 2009 Nov 6.

Authors

Pandelis Perakakis¹, Mateus Joffily, Michael Taylor, Pedro Guerra, Jaime Vila

Affiliation

¹ Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment, Faculty of Psychology, University of Granada, Campus de la Cartuja s/n, C.P.: 18071, Granada, Spain. peraka@ugr.es

PMID: 19896748
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2009.10.002

Abstract

This article presents KARDIA, a Matlab (MathWorks Inc., MA) software developed for the analysis of cardiac interbeat interval (IBI) data. Available functions are called through a graphical user interface and permit the study of phasic cardiac responses (PCRs) and the estimation of time and frequency domain heart rate variability (HRV) parameters. Scaling exponents of heartbeat fluctuations are calculated with the detrended fluctuation analysis (DFA) algorithm. Grand average and individual subject results can be exported to spreadsheets for further statistical analysis. KARDIA is distributed free of charge under the terms of GNU public license so that other users can modify the code and adjust the program's performance according to their own scientific requirements.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Algorithms
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / pharmacology
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / diagnosis
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / physiopathology
Atropine / pharmacology
Computer Simulation
Female
Heart / drug effects
Heart / physiology*
Heart Rate*
Humans
Male
Software*
Time Factors
User-Computer Interface
Young Adult

Substances

Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
Atropine