Heart rate variability explored in the frequency domain: A tool to investigate the link between heart and behavior

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 71-80

  Montano, Nicola ^a   Porta, Alberto ^b   Cogliati, Chiara ^a   Costantino, Giorgio ^a   Tobaldini, Eleonora ^a   Casali, Karina Rabello ^a   Iellamo, Ferdinando ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Exercise; Heart rate variability; Non linear dynamics; Spectral analysis; Stress; Sympathovagal balance

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BEHAVIOR; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; EXERCISE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SINUS NODE; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; VAGUS TONE;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BEHAVIOR; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 56949084180     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2008.07.006     Document Type: Review

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