Effects of heart rate variability biofeedback on cardiovascular responses and autonomic sympathovagal modulation following stressor tasks in prehypertensives

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 105-111

  Chen, S ^a,b   Sun, P ^a,c   Wang, S ^a   Lin, G ^a   Wang, T ^a,c  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KIANG WU NURSING COLLEGE OF MACAU   (Macao)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD PRESSOR TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; EXERCISE TEST; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL ARITHMETIC; PREHYPERTENSION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; BLOOD PRESSURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPLICATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME FACTOR; VAGUS NERVE; YOUNG ADULT;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PREHYPERTENSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; VAGUS NERVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84953361951     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2015.27     Document Type: Article

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