L/T-type calcium channel blocker reduces non-Gaussianity of heart rate variability in chronic kidney disease patients under preceding treatment with ARB

Introduction: Increased sympathetic nerve activity has been suggested in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Pathologic sympathetic activity can alter heart rate variability (HRV), and the altered HRV has prognostic importance, so that reducing sympathetic activity may be an important strate...

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Main Authors: Michio Fukuda, Yoshiaki Ogiyama, Ryo Sato, Toshiyuki Miura, Hidekatsu Fukuta, Masashi Mizuno, Ken Kiyono, Yoshiharu Yamamoto, Junichiro Hayano, Nobuyuki Ohte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2016-04-01
Series:Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1470320316643905