Cardiac sympathovagal modulation evaluated by short-term heart interval variability is subtly impaired in Alzheimer's disease

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 109-118

  De Vilhena Toledo, Maria Alice ^a,b   Junqueira Jr , Luiz Fernando ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITÁRIO DE BRASÍLIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cardiac autonomic dysfunction; Heart interval variability; Neurocardiac interaction; Sympathovagal balance

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; VAGUS NERVE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 55749109037     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2008.00456.x     Document Type: Article

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