Variability of R-R, P wave-to-R wave, and R wave-to-T wave intervals

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 6 42-6, 1997, Pages

  Forester, J ^a   Bo, H ^b   Sleigh, J W ^a   Henderson, J D ^b  

^a WAIKATO HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular node; Electrocardiography; Fourier analysis; Nervous system autonomic; Sinoatriai node

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POWER SPECTRUM; PR INTERVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RR INTERVAL; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; T WAVE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0031425132     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.273.6.h2857     Document Type: Article

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