Autonomic control of heart rate variability in vasovagal syncope: A study of the nighttime period in 24-hour recordings

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 179-183

  Lagi, Alfonso ^a,b   Tamburini, Carlo ^a   Fattorini, Lamberto ^a   Cencetti, Simone ^a  

^a SANTA MARIA ANNUNZIATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; ECG monitoring; Heart rate variability; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; HEAD TILTING; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; NIGHT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYMPATHETIC TONE; SYNCOPE; VAGUS TONE;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0032711236     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02330481     Document Type: Article

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