Physiology - Unhealthy surprises

被引:32
作者
Chialvo, DR [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Physiol, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
[2] Rockefeller Univ, Ctr Studies Phys & Biol, New York, NY 10021 USA
关键词
Diseases; -; Entropy;
D O I
10.1038/419263a
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Fluctuations in heart rate can signal disease and may prove fatal. A measurement, based on entropy, of how 'surprising' the beat irregularity is, distinguishes healthy hearts from those suffering common forms of illness.
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页码:263 / 263
页数:1
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