A randomized controlled trial of a controlled breathing protocol on heart rate variability following myocardial infarction or coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 782-789

  Adams, Jenny ^a   Julian, Peter ^b   Hubbard, Matthew ^a   Hartman, Julie ^a   Baugh, Sally ^b   Segrest, Wendy ^c   Russell, Jenny ^d   McDonnell, Jeff ^e   Wheelan, Kevin ^a  

^a Baylor Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital   (United States)

^b Advanced Cardiologix   (United States)

^c AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^d MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Plano Independent School District   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARVEDILOL; METOPROLOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EXHALATION; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART BEAT; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; HYPERPNEA; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; TIDAL VOLUME; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; BREATHING EXERCISES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 69849113915     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215509334834     Document Type: Article

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