Reversal of deteriorated fractal behavior of heart rate variability by beta-blocker therapy in patients with advanced congestive heart failure

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 26-32

  Lin, Lian Yu ^a   Lin, Jiunn Lee ^a   Du, Chao Cheng ^a   Lai, Ling Ping ^a   Tseng, Yung Zu ^a   Huang, Shoei K Stephen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Beta blocker; Congestive heart failure; Fractal behavior; Heart rate variability; Nonlinear analysis; Power law behavior

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTROPY; FEMALE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; POWER SPECTRUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035141940     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2001.00026.x     Document Type: Article

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