{"id":16924,"date":"2025-02-24T14:59:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T19:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/?page_id=16924"},"modified":"2025-03-25T12:05:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T16:05:53","slug":"bbcpb-training-workshops-for-editing-and-analyses-of-cardiac-rhythms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/research\/psychiatry-department-research-programs\/bbcpb-training-workshops-for-editing-and-analyses-of-cardiac-rhythms\/","title":{"rendered":"Brain Body Center for Psychophysiology and Bioengineering: Training Workshops for Editing and Analyses of Cardiac Rhythms"},"content":{"rendered":"

CardioEdit Plus and CardioBatch Plus are Windows-based programs designed for the editing and analyses of cardiac rhythms. The programs, developed on the LabView platform by Maria Davila, PhD., functionally replace the previous DOS-based program, MXedit.<\/p>\n

We now offer virtual training workshops on the use of the programs. To ensure reliability of editing procedures, the programs are only released to researchers who attend our training workshops. While the programs are intuitive and easy to use, the purpose of the workshops is to highlight the features of the programs and to provide assistance with data editing techniques and strategies for editing artifacts and arrhythmias. Although we encourage multiple attendees from the same research group to attend the workshop (at no additional charge), only one representative from a research group is required to attend the workshop in order to acquire the programs.<\/p>\n

Workshop attendees are provided with 20 self-guided training files, with separate training files for infants and for children\/adults. These files provide experience with data editing and use of the programs. Following successful completion of the training files, attendees are encouraged to complete the reliability files to achieve CardioEdit Plus certification. The duration of the CardioEdit Plus\/CardioBatch Plus Training Workshop is approximately 4 hours, and cost includes hands-on training, laboratory license for the programs, instructional manual, off-line evaluation, and certification of reliability training.<\/p>\n

The workshops are conducted by Keri J. Heilman, PhD., who has been working with Dr. Stephen W. Porges since 2000 and conducting workshops since 2005. Workshops are scheduled per request. Please send email request to Dr Heilman at keri_heilman@med.unc.edu<\/a> for inquiries about cost and individualized software packages based on your equipment and protocol. Requests for software modifications can be emailed to Dr Heilman directly.<\/p>\n

Available software:<\/p>\n

CardioEdit Plus<\/strong><\/h3>\n

CardioEdit Plus<\/strong> is used for visual inspection and editing of IBI data (also known as inter-beat interval or R-R interval), with the option to review and correct the accuracy of R-peak detection using the underlying ECG.<\/p>\n

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CardioBatch Plus<\/strong><\/h3>\n

CardioBatch Plus<\/strong>\u00a0is used to analyze the IBI data for the following output variables:\u00a0 Heart rate, Heart period, and Heart rate variability, including Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) and Low-frequency HRV.\u00a0 CardioBatch Plus output (.csv format which is easy to import into statistical software) includes output variables per epoch within conditions and the average of epochs across conditions.\u00a0 Start\/end times for each condition (i.e., baseline, task) can be designated using our compatible Digital Timelog<\/strong><\/a> software.<\/p>\n

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Digital Timelog<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Digital Timelog allows you to record start\/end times for each of our conditions as you are recording data.\u00a0 The output file is automatically formatted for use in CardioSegmenter<\/strong><\/a> or CardioPeak and Segmenter<\/strong><\/a> software.<\/p>\n

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CardioSegmenter<\/strong><\/h3>\n

CardioSegmenter<\/strong> is used for files that contain IBI data only (no ECG).\u00a0 The program will segment your IBI data into the conditions you specify in your Digital Timelog<\/strong><\/a>, and save them as separate files that are now formatted for CardioEdit Plus<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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CardioPeak and Segmenter<\/strong><\/h3>\n

CardioPeak and Segmenter is used for files that contain ECG or pulse data from which IBI data need to be extracted for editing and analyses. CardioPeak and Segmenter Software serves as a (1) signal filter; (2) an R-peak detector; and (3) a segmenter.<\/p>\n