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Physiological Background of the Heart Rate Variability Spectral Components

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Cardiac Arrhythmias, Pacing & Electrophysiology

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 201))

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The existence of physiological rhythms embedded in the beat-to-beat heart period signal has been reported in the pioneering observations by Peñaz et al1 and Sayers and co-workers2,3. Subsequently, Akselrod and co-workers4 had the merit of advancing the hypothesis that the power spectrum analysis of heart rate fluctuations could furnish a quantitative evaluation of cardiovascular control.

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  1. Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

    Panos E. Vardas (Professor of Cardiology) (Professor of Cardiology)

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Malliani, A., Montano, N., Pagani, M. (1998). Physiological Background of the Heart Rate Variability Spectral Components. In: Vardas, P.E. (eds) Cardiac Arrhythmias, Pacing & Electrophysiology. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 201. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5254-9_26

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