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5.2.7 Time-Frequency Analysis (Wavelet) <strong>of</strong> Blood Pressure Variability<br />

In order to experiment with analyzing COPD BPV signals, the BP IIBI signal is used.<br />

One example <strong>of</strong> the BP IIBI signals is from a COPD subject resting and paced-breathing<br />

at 16 breaths per minute. Figure 5.28 illustrates the BP IIBI and its power spectrum plots<br />

for the case <strong>of</strong> a file from a COPD subject paced breathing at 16 bpm during a 5 minutes<br />

rest period. The BP analysis was also performed using the five different wavelet<br />

distributions (Morlet, Meyer, Daubechies 4, Mexican Hat and Haar) with the same<br />

specifications (length <strong>of</strong> analysis window equals to 200 and the length <strong>of</strong> FFT analysis <strong>of</strong><br />

256).<br />

Figure 5.28 Plot <strong>of</strong> blood pressure IBI and its power spectrum using Fourier transform.

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