Heart rate variability decreased by coronary artery surgery has no prognostic value

European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 228-232

  Milicevic, Goran ^a   Fort, Ljubica ^b   Majsec, Marcel ^b   Bakula, Vinko ^a  

^a Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences   (Croatia)

^b Hospital for Medical Rehabilitation Krapinske Toplice   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass grafting; Heart rate variability; Myocardial infarction; Prognosis; Survival

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART REHABILITATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RR INTERVAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 3042806883     PISSN: 17418267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjr.0000129743.53464.c0     Document Type: Article

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