Two separable mechanisms are responsible for mental stress effects on high frequency heart rate variability: An intra-individual approach in a healthy and a diabetic sample

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 299-303

  Kuehl, Linn K ^a   Deuter, Christian E ^a,b   Richter, Steffen ^a   Schulz, André ^c   Rüddel, Heinz ^b   Schächinger, Hartmut ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Heart rate variability; Respiratory frequency; Stress; Vagal withdrawal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; BREATHING; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC PATIENT; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MENTAL TASK; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREDICTION; RESPONSE TIME; REST; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84923340674     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2014.12.003     Document Type: Article

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