Variability of ventricular excitation interval does not reflect fluctuation in atrial excitation interval during exercise in humans: AV nodal function as stabilizer

Journal of Physiological Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-77

  Nakamoto, Tomoko ^a   Matsukawa, Kanji ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dynamic ergometer exercise; Extrinsic autonomic nerve activity; Heart rate variability; Intrinsic mechanism of the AV node; PR interval

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART EXCITATION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PR INTERVAL; RR INTERVAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE; HEMODYNAMICS; INNERVATION; MATHEMATICS; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ADULT; ATRIAL FUNCTION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLES; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; STROKE VOLUME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33745600168     PISSN: 18806546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2170/physiolsci.RP002705     Document Type: Article

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