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Authors’ reply to Medeiros et al.: Make it easier! Evaluation of the ‘vagal-sympathetic effect’ in different conditions with R–R intervals monitoring

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Abbreviations

HRV:

Heart rate variability

LF:

Low frequency power

LF:HF:

Low frequency to high frequency ratio

RMSSD:

Root mean square of successive normal-to-normal interval differences

SDNN:

Standard deviation of normal-to-normal R–R intervals

SDNN:RMSSD:

The ratio between standard deviation of normal-to-normal R–R intervals to root mean square of successive normal-to-normal interval differences

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Exercise Physiology Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, University of Alabama, Box 870312, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35487, USA

    Michael R. Esco & Michael V. Fedewa

  2. Department of Kinesiology, Auburn University Montgomery, Montgomery, AL, USA

    Henry N. Williford

  3. Biodynamics Laboratory, Department of Health Sciences, Armstrong State University, Savannah, GA, USA

    Andrew A. Flatt

  4. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA

    Todd Freeborn

  5. Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy

    Fabio Y. Nakamura

  6. The College of Healthcare Sciences, James Cook University, Queensland, Australia

    Fabio Y. Nakamura

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MRE and MVF wrote the response letter. All other authors were involved in the original publication. All authors read and approved of the response letter.

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Esco, M.R., Williford, H.N., Flatt, A.A. et al. Authors’ reply to Medeiros et al.: Make it easier! Evaluation of the ‘vagal-sympathetic effect’ in different conditions with R–R intervals monitoring. Eur J Appl Physiol 118, 1289–1290 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-018-3856-5

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