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Cardiology
Basic heart rate and sex show an influence on heart rate turbulence
March 17th, 2005
Researchers have investigated the influence of basic heart rate and sex on heart rate turbulence in healthy subjects. According to a study from Germany, "Acceleration and deceleration of the heart rate after the occurrence of a ventricular premature complex is characterized as heart rate turbulence (HRT). Two parameters quantify heart rate turbulence: onset and slope. The physiological properties have not been clarified in a large cohort of persons yet." J.O. Schwab and colleagues of the University of Bonn explained, "[Our] study evaluated properties of HRT and focused on the influence of basic heart rate and sex on HRT. Using a special protocol, 95...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-03-17)
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