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Table 1 List of HRV parameters/features extracted from ECG signals

From: Utilizing heart rate variability to predict ICU patient outcome in traumatic brain injury

HRV parameter

Description (30 min ECG)

HR

The mean heart rate

RR

The mean of RR intervals

SDNN

Standard deviation of RR intervals

RMSSD

Square root of the mean squared differences between successive RR intervals

CVRR

Coefficient of variance of RR intervals

 VLF_Hz

Peak frequency for VLF band

 LF_Hz

Peak frequency for LF band

 HF_Hz

Peak frequency for HF band

 VLF_ms_sq

Absolute power of VLF band

 LF_ms_sq

Absolute power of LF band

 HF_ms_sq

Absolute power of HF band

 VLF_perc

Relative powers of VLF band

 LF_perc

Relative powers of LF band

 HF_perc

Relative powers of HF band

 LF_nu

Power of LF band in normalized unit

 HF_nu

Power of HF band in normalized unit

 Total_ms_sq

Total spectral power

 LF/HF

Ratio between LF and HF band powers

 SD1

Standard deviation of Poincaré plot, nonlinear method to measure short-term variability

 SD2

Standard deviation of Poincaré plot, nonlinear method to measure long-term variability