Acoustic speech analysis of patients with decompensated heart failure: A pilot study
Murton O, Hillman R, Mehta D, Semigran M, Daher M, Cunningham T, Verkouw K, Tabtabai S, Steiner J, Dec G, Ausiello D. Acoustic speech analysis of patients with decompensated heart failure: A pilot study. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2017, 142: el401-el407. PMID: 29092550, PMCID: PMC5724620, DOI: 10.1121/1.5007092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureIntracardiac filling pressuresDecompensated heart failureSpeech analysisIndicators of HFAcoustic speech analysisSpeech breathing characteristicsDiuretic treatmentPeripheral edemaPilot studyFilling pressureCreaky voiceSpeech passagesPatientsMonitoring patientsSpeech respirationSpeechIncreasing fundamental frequencyEdemaSustained vowelsAcoustic measurements