Derangement of heart rate variability during a catastrophic earthquake: A possible mechanism for increased heart attacks

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1596-1601

  Lin, Lian Yu ^a   Wu, Chau Chung ^a   Liu, Yen Bin ^a   Ho, Yi Luun ^a   Liau, Chiao Suong ^a   Lee, Yuan Teh ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Earthquake; Heart rate variability

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EARTHQUAKE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; T WAVE; TAIWAN;

EID: 0035170210     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2001.01596.x     Document Type: Article

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