Progressive Impairment of Autonomic Control of Heart Rate in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis1

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 322-325

  Mahovic, Darija ^a   Lakusic, Nenad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b Hospital for Medical Rehabilitation Krapinske Toplice   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Autonomic balance; Heart rate; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; RELAPSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING;

EID: 33847714697     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2006.11.009     Document Type: Article

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