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• Review Article   
  Exercise and Real-world Training Using Pulse Rate Variability: A Systematic Review of Wearable Photoplethysmography Technology and Real-world Interventions
  Author(s): Michael R. Coggins*
  
  Background/Rationale: Photoplethysmography (PPG) may enable large-scale, accurate and cost-effective measurement of Pulse Rate Variability (PRV) as a surrogate for Heart Rate Variability (HRV) to inform real-world training of athletes. A significant body of research has investigated HRV as a non-invasive composite measure of cardio-autonomic function with application to exercise interventions and training protocols for athletes and athletics. However, the rapidity of commercialization of PPG-based wearables raises the question of what clinical research exists to enable realworld usage analogous to HRV-based wearables. PPG from wearable devices is a fundamentally different technology than the Electrocardiogram (ECG). Similarly, HRV and distally measured PRV may represent different underlying physiological processes or time courses. A.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2157-7420.2024.15.516

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