The effects of therapeutic ultrasound on heart rate variability: A placebo controlled trial

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 643-648

  Nacitarhan, Vedat ^a,c   Elden, Hasan ^a   Kisa, Mustafa ^a   Kaptanoǧglu, Ece ^a   Nacitarhan, Sedat ^b  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Diyarbakir Devlet Hastanesi   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Heart rate variability; Stellate ganglion; Therapeutic ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; NEUROLOGY; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

HEART RATE VARIABILITY (HRV); HIGH FREQUENCY (HF) POWER; LOW FREQUENCY (LF) POWER; STELLATE GANGLION;

ULTRASONICS;

PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HEART INNERVATION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RR INTERVAL; SITTING; STELLATE GANGLION; SUPINE POSITION; TIME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

EID: 18144382263     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2005.01.010     Document Type: Article

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