Heart Rate and its Variability Assessed by Spectral Analysis in Elderly Subjects with Orthostatic Hypotension: A Case-Control Study

Heart Rate and its Variability Assessed by Spectral Analysis in Elderly Subjects with Orthostatic Hypotension: A Case-Control Study

Abstract Background: The prevalence of orthostatic hypotension (OH) increases with age and is associated with changes in autonomic regulation of blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR). Objective: to assess HR and HR variability (HRV) in elderly subjects with OH and determine OH predictors. Metho...

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Main Authors: Rose Mary Ferreira Lisboa da Silva, Carlos Eduardo de Souza Miranda, Maira Tonidandel Barbosa, Maria Aparecida Camargos Bicalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2018-03-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Subjects:
Heart Rate
Hypotension, Orthostatic
Accidental Falls
Syncope
Aged
Dizziness
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2018005004102&lng=en&tlng=en

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