Incoherent oscillations of respiratory sinus arrhythmia during acute mental stress in humans

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 302, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Niizeki, Kyuichi ^a   Saitoh, Tadashi ^a  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arithmetic test; Autonomic cardiac control; Hilbert transform; Stress indicator

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; BREATHING; BREATHING PATTERN; BREATHING RATE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SPECTROSCOPY; STEADY STATE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 84255182327     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00746.2011     Document Type: Article

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