Correlation between heart rate variability and pulmonary function adjusted by confounding factors in healthy adults

The autonomic nervous system maintains homeostasis, which is the state of balance in the body. That balance can be determined simply and noninvasively by evaluating heart rate variability (HRV). However, independently of autonomic control of the heart, HRV can be influenced by other factors, such as...

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Main Authors: M.S. Bianchim, E.F. Sperandio, G.S. Martinhão, A.C. Matheus, V.T. Lauria, R.P. da Silva, R.C. Spadari, A.R.T. Gagliardi, R.L. Arantes, M. Romiti, V.Z. Dourado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2016-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2016000300702&lng=en&tlng=en