The analysis of heart rate variability does not provide a reliable measurement of cardiac sympathetic activity

Clinical Science

Volumn 91, Issue S1, 1996, Pages 102-104

  Skyschally, Andreas ^a   Breuer, Hans Willi M ^a   Heusch, Gerd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CATECHOLAMINE; EPINEPHRINE; NORADRENALIN; CATECHOLAMINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE INTENSITY; EXERCISE RECOVERY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RR INTERVAL; STANDING; STEADY STATE; SYMPATHETIC TONE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADULT; ATROPINE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CATECHOLAMINES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; POSTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0029946258     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: 14708736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/cs0910102supp     Document Type: Note

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