Measurement of parasympathetic activity from 24-hour ambulatory electrocardiograms and its reproducibility and sensitivity in normal subjects, patients with symptomatic myocardial ischemia, and patients with diabetes mellitus

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 154-158

  Nolan, J ^a   Flapan, A D ^a   Goodfield, N E ^a   Prescott, R J ^a   Bloomfield, P ^a   Neilson, J M M ^a   Ewing, D J ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART RATE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 0030069772     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(96)90587-1     Document Type: Article

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