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Figure 3.6 Figure depicting the construction <strong>of</strong> the MI signal. (From S.J. Shin, W.N.<br />

Tapp, S.S. Reisman, and B.H. Natelson, "Assessment <strong>of</strong> autonomic regulation <strong>of</strong> heart<br />

rate variability by the method <strong>of</strong> complex demodulation," 1989.)<br />

Once the R-waves are properly detected, an interbeat interval (IBI) signal can be<br />

constructed. To obtain the IBI signal, the distance in time between a specific beat ( T„)<br />

and the beat previous in time (Tm-1) is calculated. This value <strong>of</strong> time difference then<br />

becomes the amplitude <strong>of</strong> the MI signal at that specific beat. Mathematically, the IBI<br />

signal is computed by the formula IBIm = Tm — Tm-1. See Figure 3.6 for a graphical<br />

representation.<br />

Although the MI represents the heart period at discrete points, the IBI signal is<br />

not suitable for FFT analysis because the discrete points, located at each R-wave, are not<br />

evenly spaced. In order to produce equidistant IBI samples suitable for analysis, the IBI<br />

signal must be interpolated. The interpolation method used was that <strong>of</strong> a backward step<br />

function. This method assumes no new information about the direction <strong>of</strong> the time

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