Title An exploratory clinical study to determine the utility of heart rate variability analysis in the assessment of dosha imbalance.
Author Ram Manohar, P; Sorokin, Oleg; Chacko, James; Nampoothiri, Vasudevan
Journal J Ayurveda Integr Med Publication Year/Month 2018-Apr-Jun
PMID 29269119 PMCID PMC6033724
Affiliation + expend 1.Amrita Centre for Advanced Research in Ayurveda, Amrita University, Clappana P.O., Vallikkavu, Kollam, Kerala 690525, India. Electronic address: dr.rammanohar@ayurveda.amrita.edu.

The present study is a comparison of the data of spectral analysis of heart rate variability with clinical evaluation of pathological state of doshas. The calculated cardiointervalography values are combined into three integral indexes, which according to the authors\' opinion reflect the influence on heart rhythm of vata, pitta and kapha, the regulation systems of the body known as doshas in Ayurveda. Seven gross dosha imbalances were assessed to test the agreement between the two methods in this study. Heart Rate Variability (HRV) spectral data was collected from 42 participants to make the comparison with the clinical assessment of dosha imbalance. Clinical method of dosha assessment and method of calculating integral indexes by cardiointervalography data showed substantial agreement by Kappa coefficient statistic (k = 0.78) in assessment of gross dosha imbalance. The results of the data generated from this pilot study warrant further studies to rigorously validate the algorithms of HRV analysis in understanding dosha imbalance in Ayurvedic clinical practice and research settings.

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