Respiratory and non-respiratory sinus arrhythmia: Implications for heart rate variability

Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 21-28

  McMullen, Michael K ^a   Whitehouse, Julie M ^a   Shine, Gillian ^a   Towell, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breathing frequency; Heart period; Heart rate; Heart rate variability; Respiratory sinus arrhythmia

Indexed keywords

BREATHING CYCLE; BREATHING FREQUENCY; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART RATES; LEFT VENTRICULAR; OSCILLATION FREQUENCY; RESPIRATORY SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SPECTRAL FREQUENCY; SPECTRAL PEAK; STROKE VOLUMES;

ESTIMATION;

HEART;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; FEMALE; HEART CYCLE; HEART PERIOD OSCILLATION FREQUENCY; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMIA, SINUS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIRATION; STROKE VOLUME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863106774     PISSN: 13871307     EISSN: 15732614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10877-011-9327-8     Document Type: Article

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