Longitudinal follow-up of cardiac vagal activity in individuals undergoing endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy

ABSTRACT Objective: To conduct a longitudinal investigation of cardiac vagal activity (CVA) by measuring resting HR and calculating the cardiac vagal index (CVI) in individuals undergoing sympathectomy for the treatment of primary hyperhidrosis. Methods: This was a descriptive longitudinal study i...

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Main Authors: Ana Paula Ferreira, Plinio dos Santos Ramos, Jorge Montessi, Flávia Duarte Montessi, Eveline Montessi Nicolini, Edmilton Pereira de Almeida, Djalma Rabelo Ricardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132018000600456&lng=en&tlng=en