Cardiac dysautonomia in depression – Heart rate variability biofeedback as a potential add-on therapy

Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment

Volumn 15, Issue , 2019, Pages 1287-1310

  Pinter, Alexandra ^a,b   Szatmari, Szabolcs ^a,b,c   Horvath, Tamas ^d   Penzlin, Ana Isabel ^e   Barlinn, Kristian ^f   Siepmann, Martin ^f   Siepmann, Timo ^a,f  

^a DRESDEN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^d BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autonomic dysfunction; Biofeedback; Brain heart axis; Cardiovascular disease; Mood disorder

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADD ON THERAPY; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BIOFEEDBACK; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CARDIAC DYSAUTONOMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DSM-IV; DYSAUTONOMIA; HAMILTON DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH;

EID: 85067378127     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11782021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/NDT.S200360     Document Type: Review

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