Spectral and symbolic analysis of the effect of gender and postural change on cardiac autonomic modulation in healthy elderly subjects

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-37

  Perseguini, N M ^a   Takahashi, A C M ^a   Rebelatto, J R ^a   Silva, E ^a,b   Borghi Silva, A ^a   Porta, A ^c   Montano, N ^c   Catai, A M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b METHODIST UNIVERSITY OF PIRACICABA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Elderly; Gender; Heart rate variability; Spectral analysis; Symbolic analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; ENTROPY; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 78751482488     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2010007500137     Document Type: Article

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