Biofeedback on heart rate variability in cardiac rehabilitation: Practical feasibility and psycho-physiological effects

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 299-307

  Climov, Daniela ^a   Lysy, Camille ^a   Berteau, Sylvain ^b   Dutrannois, Jacques ^c   Dereppe, Hubert ^c   Brohet, Christian ^c   Melin, Jacques ^c  

^a Haute Ecole Leonard de Vinci   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cardiac coherence; Cardiac rehabilitation; Heart rate variability; HRV biofeedback

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CARDIAC COHERENCE; CARDIAC COHERENCE SCORE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENOLLET QUESTIONNAIRE; DEPRESSION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART REHABILITATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRAINING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84902778211     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: 03737934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/ac.69.3.3027833     Document Type: Article

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