Background

Heart rate variability is used as an assessment method for cardiac autonomic modulation. Since the Task Force's publication on heart rate variability in 1996, the European Heart Rhythm Association Position Paper in 2015 and a recent publication in 2017, attention has been paid to recommendations on using heart rate variability analysis methods, as well as their applications in different physiological conditions and clinical studies. This analysis has proved to be useful as a complementary tool for clinical evaluation and to assess the effect of non-pharmacological therapeutic interventions, such as physical exercise programmes, on cardiac autonomic modulation.

Objective

The aim of this article is to make recommendations and to develop a checklist of normalisation procedures regarding the use of heart rate variability data collection and analysis methodology, focusing on the cardiology area and cardiac rehabilitation.

Methods

Based on previous heart rate variability publications, this paper provides a description of the most common shortcomings of using the analysis methods and considers recommendations and suggestions on how to minimise these occurrences by using a specific checklist.

Conclusions

This article includes recommendations and a checklist regarding the use of heart rate variability collection and analysis methods. This work could help improve reporting on clinical evaluation and therapeutic intervention results and consequently, disseminate heart rate variability knowledge.

中文翻译：

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心率变异性：您使用得当吗？标准化程序清单。

背景

心率变异性用作心脏自主神经调节的评估方法。自专责小组于1996年发布心率变异性，2015年欧洲心律协会立场文件和2017年最新发表以来，人们一直关注使用心率变异性分析方法的建议及其在不同生理学中的应用条件和临床研究。事实证明，该分析可作为临床评估的补充工具，并可用于评估非药物治疗干预措施（例如体育锻炼计划）对心脏自主神经调节的影响。

目的

本文的目的是就心率变异性数据收集和分析方法的使用提出建议并制定标准化程序清单，重点放在心脏病学领域和心脏康复方面。

方法

基于以前的心率变异性出版物，本文提供了使用分析方法的最常见缺点的描述，并考虑了有关如何通过使用特定检查表来最大程度地减少此类事件的建议。

结论

本文包括有关使用心率变异性收集和分析方法的建议和清单。这项工作可以帮助改善有关临床评估和治疗干预结果的报告，从而传播心率变异性知识。