Sympathovagal balance: A critical appraisal

Circulation

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 3224-3232

  Eckberg, Dwain L ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrocardiography; Nervous system, autonomic; Physiology

Indexed keywords

BREATHING RATE; CARDIOVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RR INTERVAL; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VAGUS TONE;

EID: 0030666517     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.96.9.3224     Document Type: Review

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