Differential index, a novel graphical method for measurements of heart rate variability

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 493-499

  Björkander, Inge ^a   Kahan, Thomas ^a   Ericson, Mats ^b   Held, Claes ^a,c   Forslund, Lennart ^a   Rehnqvist, Nina ^a,d   Hjemdahl, Paul ^c  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Heart rate variability; Human

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 13844254892     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2003.12.022     Document Type: Article

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