Ivabradine Improves Heart Rate Variability in Patients with Nonischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Background: Ivabradine is a novel specific heart rate (HR)-lowering agent that improves event-free survival in patients with heart failure (HF). Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the effect of ivabradine on time domain indices of heart rate variability (HRV) in patients with HF. Methods: Forty-ei...

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Main Authors: Ertugrul Kurtoglu, Sevket Balta, Yasin Karakus, Erdogan Yasar, Bilal Cuglan, Ozgur Kaplan, Gokhan Gozubuyuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2014-10-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2014002200006&lng=en&tlng=en