Assessment of cardiac autonomic nervous activity in frail elderly people with postural abnormalities and in control subjects

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 121-124

  Mourey, France ^a   Brondel, Laurent ^b   Van Wymelbeke, Virginie ^b   Buchheit, Martin ^c   Moreau, Daniel ^d   Pfitzenmeyer, Pierre ^a  

^a DIJON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE PICARDIE JULES VERNE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Heart rate variability; Psychomotor disadaptation syndrome

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DETERIORATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DISADAPTATION SYNDROME; TRAINING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS;

EID: 57049159909     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2007.11.004     Document Type: Article

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