Origin of heart rate variability and turbulence: An appraisal of autonomic modulation of cardiovascular function

Frontiers in Physiology

Volumn 2 DEC, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Lombardi, Federico ^a   Stein, Phyllis K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic modulation; Baroreflex mechanisms; Non invasive evaluation of cardiac function; Spectral analysis; Sympathetic and vagal control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866306502     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664042X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2011.00095     Document Type: Article

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