Day-by-day variability of spontaneous baroreflex sensitivity measurements: implications for their reliability in clinical and research applications

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 806-812

  Maestri, Roberto ^a   Raczak, Grzegorz ^b   Torunski, Antoni ^b   Sukiennik, Adam ^c   Kozłowski, Dariusz ^b   Rovere, Maria Teresa La ^a   Pinna, Gian Domenico ^a  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

^c NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Reliability; Repeatability; Reproducibility; Spontaneous baroreflex sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 67649655818     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e328322fe4b     Document Type: Article

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