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SUBMITTER: Duong HTH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7008337 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 20200201 2
Autonomic nervous system dysfunction (ANSD) is a significant cause of mortality in tetanus. Currently, diagnosis relies on nonspecific clinical signs. Heart rate variability (HRV) may indicate underlying autonomic nervous system activity and represents a potentially valuable noninvasive tool for ANSD diagnosis in tetanus. HRV was measured from three 5-minute electrocardiogram recordings during a 24-hour period in a cohort of patients with severe tetanus, all receiving mechanical ventilation. HRV ...[more]