An Investigation on the Effect of Extremely Low Frequency Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields on Human Electrocardiograms (ECGs)

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作者
Fang, Qiang [1 ]
Mahmoud, Seedahmed S. [1 ]
Yan, Jiayong [2 ]
Li, Hui [3 ]
机构
[1] RMIT Univ, Sch Engn, Melbourne, Vic 3000, Australia
[2] Shanghai Univ Med & Hlth Sci, Dept Biomed Engn, Shanghai 201318, Peoples R China
[3] Southern Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp 5, Guangzhou 510900, Guangdong, Peoples R China
来源
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH | 2016年 / 13卷 / 11期
关键词
electrocardiograms (ECGs); extremely low frequency pulse electromagnetic fields (ELF-PEMF); time frequency analysis; HZ MAGNETIC-FIELD; AUTONOMIC CONTROL MECHANISMS; HEART-RATE-VARIABILITY; HUMAN EXPOSURE; DOUBLE-BLIND; SIGNALS;
D O I
10.3390/ijerph13111171
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
For this investigation, we studied the effects of extremely low frequency pulse electromagnetic fields (ELF-PEMF) on the human cardiac signal. Electrocardiograms (ECGs) of 22 healthy volunteers before and after a short duration of ELF-PEMF exposure were recorded. The experiment was conducted under single-blind conditions. The root mean square (RMS) value of the recorded data was considered as comparison criteria. We also measured and analysed four important ECG time intervals before and after ELF-PEMF exposure. Results revealed that the RMS value of the ECG recordings from 18 participants (81.8% of the total participants) increased with a mean value of 3.72%. The increase in ECG voltage levels was then verified by a second experimental protocol with a control exposure. In addition to this, we used hyperbolic T-distributions (HTD) in the analysis of ECG signals to verify the change in the RR interval. It was found that there were small shifts in the frequency-domain signal before and after EMF exposure. This shift has an influence on all frequency components of the ECG signals, as all spectrums were shifted. It is shown from this investigation that a short time exposure to ELF-PEMF can affect the properties of ECG signals. Further study is needed to consolidate this finding and discover more on the biological effects of ELF-PEMF on human physiological processes.
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