Effects of smoking status, history and intensity on heart rate variability in the general population: The CHRIS study.

<h4>Background</h4>Heart rate variability (HRV) reflects the autonomous nervous system modulation on heart rate and is associated with several pathologies, including cardiac mortality. While mechanistic studies show that smoking is associated with lower HRV, population-based studies pres...

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Main Authors: Federico Murgia, Roberto Melotti, Luisa Foco, Martin Gögele, Viviana Meraviglia, Benedetta Motta, Alexander Steger, Michael Toifl, Daniel Sinnecker, Alexander Müller, Giampiero Merati, Georg Schmidt, Alessandra Rossini, Peter P Pramstaller, Cristian Pattaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215053