Ignoring lack of association of heart rate variability with cardiovascular disease and risk factors: Response to the manuscript "the relationship of autonomic imbalance, heart rate variability cardiovascular disease risk factors" by Julian F. Thayer, Shelby S. Yamamoto, Jos F. Brosschot

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 375-376

  Kluttig, A ^a   Kuss, O ^a   Greiser, K H ^b  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autonomic function; Cardiovascular diseases; Cardiovascular risk factors; Heart rate variability; Publication bias

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LETTER; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 78649989424     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.02.048     Document Type: Article

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