Heart Rate Variability Correlates to Functional Aerobic Impairment in Hemodialysis Patients

Background: Autonomic dysfunction (AD) is highly prevalent in hemodialysis (HD) patients and has been implicated in their increased risk of cardiovascular mortality. Objective: To correlate heart rate variability (HRV) during exercise treadmill test (ETT) with the values obtained when measuring func...

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Main Authors: Maria Angela Magalhães de Queiroz Carreira, André Barros Nogueira, Felipe Montes Pena, Marcio Galindo Kiuchi, Ronaldo Campos Rodrigues, Rodrigo da Rocha Rodrigues, Jorge Paulo Strogoff de Matos, Jocemir Ronaldo Lugon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2015-06-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2015000600009&lng=en&tlng=en