Cardiac autonomic modulation in non-frail, pre-frail and frail elderly women: a pilot study

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 621-629

  Katayama, Pedro Lourenço ^a   Dias, Daniel Penteado Martins ^a   Silva, Luiz Eduardo Virgilio ^a   Virtuoso Junior, Jair Sindra ^b   Marocolo, Moacir ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TRIÂNGULO MINEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Elderly; Frail older adults; Heart rate variability; Non linear dynamics

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEART INNERVATION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NEUROMODULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PILOT STUDY; SYMPATHETIC TONE; AGING; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART RATE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGED; AGING; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84941336391     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: 17208319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40520-015-0320-9     Document Type: Article

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