Cardiac autonomic function evaluated by the heart rate turbulence method was not changed in obese patients without co-morbidities

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 629-632

  Avsar, Alaettin ^a,b   Acarturk, Gursel ^a   Melek, Mehmet ^a   Kilit, Celal ^a   Celik, Atac ^a   Onrat, Ersel ^a  

^a AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Heart rate; Obesity

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548599626     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2007.22.4.629     Document Type: Article

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