Relationships among heart rate variability, hypertension, and relaxation techniques

Journal of Vascular Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 78-82

  Terathongkum, Sangthong ^a   Pickler, Rita H ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BREATHING RATE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART BEAT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; QRS COMPLEX; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; RR INTERVAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 4444350856     PISSN: 10620303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvn.2004.06.003     Document Type: Article

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