Mental stress reduces performances, on the work place and in daily life, and is one of the
first causes of cognitive dysfunctions, cardiovascular disorders and depression. This study …

Health benefits of moderate wine consumption have been studied during the past decades,
first in observational studies and more recently, in experimental settings and randomized …

Background There is consensus that Heart Rate Variability is associated with the risk of
vascular events. However, Heart Rate Variability predictive value for vascular events is not …

This study aims to develop an automatic classifier for risk assessment in patients suffering
from congestive heart failure (CHF). The proposed classifier separates lower risk patients …

Abstract Purpose of the Review In the present paper, we overview emerging research
examining the autonomic nervous system (ANS), especially the parasympathetic nervous …

Background The rigorous elicitation of user needs is a crucial step for both medical device
design and purchasing. However, user needs elicitation is often based on qualitative …

The aim of this paper is to describe the design and the preliminary validation of a platform
developed to collect and automatically analyze biomedical signals for risk assessment of …

Behavioral and psychosocial factors related to development of cardiovascular disease have
been gaining increased attention. Notably, sleep is considered to be one of the most …

Falls represent one of the most common causes of injury-related morbidity and mortality in
later life. Subjects with cardiovascular disorders (eg, related to autonomic dysfunctions and …

Objectives Behavioral and psychosocial factors have been gaining increased attention in
regard to cardiovascular diseases. We evaluated sleep conditions, cardiac autonomic …