Heart Rate Variability
This book is an evaluation of heart rate variability (HRV), the tendency for the heart rate to oscillate, increasing and decreasing depending on a number of factors. Such oscillations can give information on the state of the complex systems involved and can reveal a higher mortality risk. The author...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Springer London : Imprint: Springer,
2014.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2014. |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4309-3 |
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Table of Contents:
- History of heart rate variability
- Linear, Nonlinear and Complex systems
- The autonomic nervous system
- Methodological issues
- HRV and alterations in the vegetative nervous system
- Pathophysiological and Systems Biology considerations
- General Mortality
- Cardiology
- Perioperative care
- Intensive Care and Trauma
- Neurologic disorders
- Pain
- HRV in oncology and palliative medicine
- Psychiatry
- Diabetes
- Other Studies
- Conclusion.