Low Heart Rate Variability Predicts Stroke and Other Complications in the First Six Postoperative Months After a Hip Fracture Operation

Low Heart Rate Variability Predicts Stroke and Other Complications in the First Six Postoperative Months After a Hip Fracture Operation

Background: One-year mortality after hip fractures is underestimated and is reported as 25%. An improved risk stratifying could contribute to a better follow up of these patients. Heart Rate Variability (HRV) is an easy point-of-care investigation and is been used in cardiology, endocrinology, and p...

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Main Authors: Gernot Ernst, Leiv Otto Watne, Frede Frihagen, Torgeier Bruun Wyller, Andreas Dominik, Morten Rostrup
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
heart rate variability
stroke
hip fracture
prediction
pneumonia
myocardial infarction
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2021.640970/full

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