Principal component based system identification and its application to the study of cardiovascular regulation

(cont.) Our methods analyze the coupling between instantaneous lung volume and heart rate and, subsequently, derive representative indices of parasympathetic and sympathetic control based on physiological and experimental findings. The validity of each method is evaluated via experimental data collected following interventions with known effect on the parasympathetic or sympathetic control. With the above techniques, this thesis explores an important topic in the field of space medicine: effects of simulated microgravity on cardiac autonomic control and orthostatic intolerance (OI). Experimental data from a prolonged bed rest study (simulation of microgravity condition) are analyzed and the conclusions are: 1) prolonged bed rest may impair autonomic control of heart rate; 2) orthostatic intolerance after bed rest is associated with impaired sympathetic responsiveness; 3) there may be a pre-bed rest predisposition to the development of OI after bed rest. These findings may have significance for studying Earth-bound orthostatic hypotension as well as for designing effective countermeasures to post-flight OI. In addition, they also indicate the efficacy of our proposed methods for autonomic function quantification.

Department dc:contributor.department

Harvard University--MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2004

Author dc:creator

• Xiao, Xinshu

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Richard J. Cohen.

• Harvard University--MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology.

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• M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/34202

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/34202