Cardiac autonomic modulation evaluated by heart interval variability is unaltered but subtly widespread in the indeterminate Chagas' disease

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 772-780

  Correia, Dalmo ^a   Junqueira Jr , Luiz Fernando ^b   Molina, Rodrigo Juliano ^a   Prata, Aluízio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TRIÂNGULO MINEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cardiac autonomic function; Heart interval variability; Indeterminate Chagas' disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY POSTURE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANK SUM TEST; RR INTERVAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE;

EID: 34249817582     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00749.x     Document Type: Article

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