Impact of changes in respiratory frequency and posture on power spectral analysis of heart rate and systolic blood pressure variability in normal subjects and patients with heart failure

Clinical Science

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-43

  Sanderson, John E ^a   Yeung, Leata Y C ^a   Yeung, Dickens T K ^a   Kay, Richard L C ^a   Tomlinson, Brian ^a   Critchley, J A J H ^a   Woo, Kam S ^a   Bernardi, Luciano ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; POWER SPECTRUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0029995463     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/cs0910035     Document Type: Article

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