Changes in heart rate and R-wave amplitude with posture

Chinese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 63-69

  Jones, A Y M ^a   Kam, C ^a   Lai, K W ^a   Lee, H Y ^a   Chow, H T ^a   Lau, S F ^a   Wong, L M ^a   He, Jufang ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cardiac axis; Heart rate; Posture; R wave amplitude; Venous return

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAVITY; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE REFLEX; NORMAL HUMAN; R WAVE; REST; SITTING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; TIME; VENOUS RETURN;

EID: 0037745550     PISSN: 03044920     EISSN: 26660059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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