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Among the several methods which have been proposed for determination of sympathetic-parasympathetic interactions at the level of the sinus node, the assessment of baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) and the analysis of heart rate variability have been shown to carry prognostic information in ischemic heart disease (1). This article describes several quantitative approaches developed for evaluating BRS including the analysis of reflex responses to pharmacological or mechanical manipulations of baroreceptors, and the analysis of spontaneously occurring changes in blood pressure and heart rate.
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La Rovere, M.T. (2000). Methods to Assess Baroreflex Sensitivity as a Measure of the Activity of the Autonomic Nervous System. In: Osterhues, HH., Hombach, V., Moss, A.J. (eds) Advances in Noninvasive Electrocardiographic Monitoring Techniques. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 229. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4090-4_5
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