Biomedical Teleacupuncture between China and Austria Using Heart Rate Variability—Part 2: Patients with Depression
Joint Authors
Cheng, Guangyu
Su, Hang
Niu, Qianqian
Zou, Tianyu
Wang, Yongyue
Feng, Xiao
Kuang, Hai-Xue
Wang, Lu
Litscher, Gerhard
Cheng, Weiping
Gaischek, Ingrid
Sheng, Zemin
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-04-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
It has been shown in previous studies that the autonomic nervous system can be affected by acupuncture.
Within this study, teleacupuncture between China and Austria is used for quantifying the effects of heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV) in 33 Chinese patients (27 females, 6 males; mean age ± SD 49.5±13.1 years; range 22–72 years) suffering from depression.
Electrocardiographic signals before, during, and after acupuncture at the acupoint Baihui (GV20) were recorded in Harbin and analyzed in Graz using teleacupuncture.
HRV data were analyzed in the time and frequency domain.
Mean HR decreased significantly (P<0.05) during and after acupuncture, whereas total HRV increased significantly after the third acupuncture stimulation period (P<0.05) and also 5–10 minutes after (P<0.05) acupuncture.
The study shows that HRV could be a useful parameter for quantifying clinical effects of acupuncture on the autonomic nervous system.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Litscher, Gerhard& Cheng, Guangyu& Wang, Lu& Cheng, Weiping& Su, Hang& Niu, Qianqian…[et al.]. 2012. Biomedical Teleacupuncture between China and Austria Using Heart Rate Variability—Part 2: Patients with Depression. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028007
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Litscher, Gerhard…[et al.]. Biomedical Teleacupuncture between China and Austria Using Heart Rate Variability—Part 2: Patients with Depression. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028007
American Medical Association (AMA)
Litscher, Gerhard& Cheng, Guangyu& Wang, Lu& Cheng, Weiping& Su, Hang& Niu, Qianqian…[et al.]. Biomedical Teleacupuncture between China and Austria Using Heart Rate Variability—Part 2: Patients with Depression. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028007
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1028007