Novel measures of heart rate variability predict cardiovascular mortality in older adults independent of traditional cardiovascular risk factors: The Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS)

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1169-1174

  Stein, Phyllis K ^a   Barzilay, Joshua I ^b   Chaves, Paulo H M ^c   Mistretta, Stephanie Q ^a   Domitrovich, Peter P ^a   Gottdiener, John S ^d   Rich, Michael W ^a   Kleiger, Robert E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Heart rate turbulence; Heart rate variability; Risk factor; Ventricular ectopy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MARYLAND; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 55449121602     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01232.x     Document Type: Article

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