HRV TrackingEvidence & Dosage
Heart rate variability as a resilience and recovery indicator.
Evidence at a glance
- Total studies
- 192
- With abstract
- 49
- Meta / Systematic / RCT
- 5
- Highly cited
- 31
- Publication years
- 2006–2026
HRV Tracking in the context of Diagnostics & Biomarkers
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Assessing the clinical reliability of short-term heart rate variability: insights from controlled dual-environment and dual-position measurements.
Scientific reports2025143 influential citationsHeart rate variability (HRV) is a widely recognized biomarker for autonomic nervous system regulation, applicable in clinical and athletic settings to monitor health and recovery. Despite its extensive use, HRV measurement reliability is…
Continuous Wearable Monitoring Analytics Predict Heart Failure Hospitalization: The LINK-HF Multicenter Study.
Circulation. Heart failure2020136 influential citationsBackground: Implantable cardiac sensors have shown promise in reducing rehospitalization for heart failure (HF), but the efficacy of noninvasive approaches has not been determined. The objective of this study was to determine the accuracy…
Can Wearable Devices Accurately Measure Heart Rate Variability? A Systematic Review.
Folia Med (Plovdiv)2018n=18Systematic Review87 influential citationsBACKGROUND: A growing number of wearable devices claim to provide accurate, cheap and easily applicable heart rate variability (HRV) indices. This is mainly accomplished by using wearable photoplethysmography (PPG) and/or…
The Future of Stress Management: Integration of Smartwatches and HRV Technology.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)2023D63 influential citationsIn the modern world, stress has become a pervasive concern that affects individuals' physical and mental well-being. To address this issue, many wearable devices have emerged as potential tools for stress detection and management by…
Heart Rate Variability: An Old Metric with New Meaning in the Era of using mHealth Technologies for Health and Exercise Training Guidance. Part One: Physiology and Methods.
Arrhythmia & electrophysiology review201862 influential citationsThe autonomic nervous system plays a major role in optimising function of the cardiovascular (CV) system, which in turn has important implications for CV health. Heart rate variability (HRV) is a measurable reflection of this balance…
Can photoplethysmography variability serve as an alternative approach to obtain heart rate variability information?
Journal of clinical monitoring and computing200859 influential citationsHeart rate variability (HRV), extracted from an electrocardiogram, is known to be a noninvasive indicator reflecting the dynamic interplay between perturbations to cardiovascular function and the dynamic response of the cardiovascular…
RhythmNet: End-to-end Heart Rate Estimation from Face via Spatial-temporal Representation.
IEEE transactions on image processing : a publication of the IEEE Signal Processing Society2019n=10758 influential citationsHeart rate (HR) is an important physiological signal that reflects the physical and emotional status of a person. Traditional HR measurements usually rely on contact monitors, which may cause inconvenience and discomfort. Recently, some…
A Novel Wearable EEG and ECG Recording System for Stress Assessment.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)201957 influential citationsSuffering from continuous stress can lead to serious psychological and even physical disorders. Objective stress assessment methods using noninvasive physiological responses such as heart rate variability (HRV) and electroencephalograms…
Ultra short term analysis of heart rate variability for monitoring mental stress in mobile settings.
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference2007n=2455 influential citationsHeart rate variability (HRV) analysis is commonly used as a quantitative marker depicting the activity of autonomous nervous system (ANS) that may be related to mental stress. For mobile applications, short term ECG measurement may be used…
Validation of Polar OH1 optical heart rate sensor for moderate and high intensity physical activities.
PloS one201955 influential citations<h4>Background</h4>Optical measurement techniques and recent advances in wearable technology have made heart rate (HR) sensing simpler and more affordable.<h4>Objectives</h4>The Polar OH1 is an arm worn optical heart rate monitor. The…
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