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Acquisition Of Cardiac Control Parameters From Whole Vagus Nerve Recordings, Marcia A. Pool
Acquisition Of Cardiac Control Parameters From Whole Vagus Nerve Recordings, Marcia A. Pool
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Heart rate varies continuously depending on the amount of activity being performed or the emotional state of an individual. Both branches of the autonomic nervous system work to alter heart rate depending on the needs of the body. While healthy individuals are capable of altering their heart rate, individuals with certain types of heart disease do not have this ability. For these individuals, cardiac pacemakers are used to alter heart rate. Cardiac pacemakers use sensors to determine the pacing frequency for the heart; however, there is no current optimum sensor. In order to discover a better sensor, this study investigated …