Sympatho-Vagal Imbalance is Associated with Sarcopenia in Male Patients with Heart Failure

Abstract Background: Resting sympathetic hyperactivity and impaired parasympathetic reactivation after exercise have been described in patients with heart failure (HF). However, the association of these autonomic changes in patients with HF and sarcopenia is unknown. Objective: The aim of this stu...

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Main Authors: Guilherme Wesley Peixoto da Fonseca, Marcelo Rodrigues dos Santos, Francis Ribeiro de Souza, Marcel Jose A. da Costa, Stephan von Haehling, Liliam Takayama, Rosa Maria R. Pereira, Carlos Eduardo Negrão, Stefan D. Anker, Maria Janieire de Nazaré Nunes Alves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2019-04-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2019005008101&lng=en&tlng=en