Spectral and symbolic analysis of the effect of gender and postural change on cardiac autonomic modulation in healthy elderly subjects

The objective of this study was to use linear and non-linear methods to investigate cardiac autonomic modulation in healthy elderly men and women in response to a postural change from the supine to the standing position. Fourteen men (66.1 ± 3.5 years) and 10 women (65.3 ± 3.3 years) were evaluated....

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Main Authors: N.M. Perseguini, A.C.M. Takahashi, J.R. Rebelatto, E. Silva, A. Borghi-Silva, A. Porta, N. Montano, A.M. Catai
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2011-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Heart rate variability
Autonomic nervous system
Symbolic analysis
Spectral analysis
Elderly
Gender
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2011000100005&lng=en&tlng=en
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