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Interactions between voice fundamental frequency and cardiovascular parameters. Preliminary results and physiological
Rosa M Bermúdez de Alvear1, Francisco J Barón-López, María D Alguacil
1Radiology and Physical Medicine, Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology Department, Medical Faculty, Malaga University, Spain. bermudezdealvear@gmail.com
Objectives:
To determine heart rate influence on voice fundamental frequency under stress conditions.
Methods:
In 14 healthy volunteers, heart rate and blood pressure variables were analyzed during three classical autonomic tasks. Sustained voice samples were obtained to analyze F0.
Results:
Cold pressure test increased mean blood pressure, without effect on heart rate; isometric and mental tasks increased heart rate and blood pressure. Voice F0 was only affected by mental and cold ice tasks; it significantly correlated with the heart rate that occurred before and during every vocal emission.
Discussion:
Cardiovascular changes showed that subjects were significantly stressed during autonomic tasks. Heartbeat variations had a regular and significant influence on phonatory frequency, and this effect occurred during baseline and stress conditions.
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