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SUBMITTER: Sigurdsson MI
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5839974 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sigurdsson Martin I MI Waldron Nathan H NH Bortsov Andrey V AV Smith Shad B SB Maixner William W
Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology 20180301 3
The autonomic nervous system exerts broad control over the involuntary functions of the human body through complex equilibrium between sympathetic and parasympathetic tone. Imbalance in this equilibrium is associated with a multitude of cardiovascular outcomes, including mortality. The cardiovascular static state of this equilibrium can be quantified using physiological parameters such as heart rate (HR), blood pressure, and by spectral analysis of HR variability. Here, we review the current sta ...[more]