Novel measures of heart rate variability predict cardiovascular mortality in older adults independent of traditional cardiovascular risk factors: the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS)

Background: It is unknown whether abnormal heart rate turbulence (HRT) and abnormal fractal properties of heart rate variability identify older adults at increased risk of cardiovascular death (CVdth). Methods: Data from 1,172 community-dwelling adults, ages 72 ± 5 (65-93) years, who participated in...

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Publicado en:Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology Vol. 19; no. 11; pp. 1169 - 1175
Autores principales: Stein PK, Barzilay JI, Chaves PHM, Mistretta SQ, Domitrovich PP, Gottdiener JS, Rich MW, Kleiger RE
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Nov2008
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