Modifications Of The Non-Linear Parameters Of The Heart Rate Variability Related To The Mental Arithmetic Test

Authors

  • Elys María Pedraza-Rodríguez University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara
  • Carlos Rafael Almira-Gómez University of Medical Sciences of Holguín.
  • Sergio Cortina Reyna University of Medical Sciences of Santiago de Cuba
  • David de Jesús Bueno-Revilla University of Medical Sciences of Santiago de Cuba.
  • Erislandis López-Galán University of Medical Sciences of Santiago de Cuba.
  • Miguel Enrique Sánchez-Hechavarría Catholic University of the Most Holy Conception

Keywords:

mental stress, heart rate variability, non-linear parameters, mental arithmetic test.

Abstract

Introduction: The autonomic nervous system has been related to an increase in heart rate, blood pressure and cardiac output in situations of stress.

Objective: To determine the modifications that the non-linear parameters undergo in the autonomic cardiovascular regulation of the heart rate variability subjected to mental stress through the mental arithmetic test.

Material and Method: A non-observational quasi-experimental study of before-after type without control group was conductedin  the  Biomedical  Basic  Sciences  Laboratory  at  Medical  school  1, University  of Santiago  de Cuba, from March 2016 to August 2018. A group of 10 Medical Students constituted the population and sample.

Results: Statistically significant differences between means were found in Heart rate values (p = 0.000), SD1 (p = 0.002), SD2/SD1rate (p = 0.000), Sample Entropy (p = 0.026), Short-term fluctuations α 1 (p = 0.000), CorrelationDimension (p = 0.020), Max line length (p = 0.017), Recurrence rate (p = 0.007), Determinism (p = 0.003), Multiscale Entropy minimum(p = 0.001), Multiscale Entropy maximum(p = 0.000) and MultiscaleEntropyAverage (p = 0.001).

Conclusions: The non-linear parameters in the cardiovascular autonomic regulation of Heart rate, SD1, SD2/SD1 rate, Sample Entropy, Short-term fluctuations α 1, Correlation Dimension, Max line length, Recurrence rate, Determinism, Multiscale Entropy Minimum, Multiscale Entropy Maximum and Multiscale Entropy Average experienced variations in patients subjected to mental stress through the arithmetic calculation test.

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Author Biographies

Elys María Pedraza-Rodríguez, University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara

Medical Student

Carlos Rafael Almira-Gómez, University of Medical Sciences of Holguín.

Medical Student

Sergio Cortina Reyna, University of Medical Sciences of Santiago de Cuba

Medical Student

David de Jesús Bueno-Revilla, University of Medical Sciences of Santiago de Cuba.

M.D. Physiologist. University of Medical Sciences of Santiago de Cuba. Laboratory of Basic Biomedical Sciences. Cuba.

Erislandis López-Galán, University of Medical Sciences of Santiago de Cuba.

M.D. Physiologist. University of Medical Sciences of Santiago de Cuba. Laboratory of Basic Biomedical Sciences. Cuba.

Miguel Enrique Sánchez-Hechavarría, Catholic University of the Most Holy Conception

M.D. Physiologist. Catholic University of the Most Holy Conception. Faculty of Medicine. Basic Sciences Department. Chile.

Published

2019-05-27

How to Cite

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Pedraza-Rodríguez EM, Almira-Gómez CR, Cortina Reyna S, Bueno-Revilla D de J, López-Galán E, Sánchez-Hechavarría ME. Modifications Of The Non-Linear Parameters Of The Heart Rate Variability Related To The Mental Arithmetic Test. Rev Cubana Inv Bioméd [Internet]. 2019 May 27 [cited 2025 Jul. 11];38(1). Available from: https://revibiomedica.sld.cu/index.php/ibi/article/view/161

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