Influence of deep breathing exercise on spontaneous respiratory rate and heart rate variability: A randomised controlled trial in healthy subjects

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 80-87

  Tharion, Elizabeth ^a   Samuel, Prasanna ^a   Rajalakshmi, R ^a   Gnanasenthil, G ^a   Subramanian, Rajam Krishna ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Breathing exercise; Cardiac autonomic tone; Heart rate variability; Respiratory rate; Spectral power

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BREATHING EXERCISE; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHALATION; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHALATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RR INTERVAL; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BREATHING EXERCISES; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATORY RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864138713     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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