The Impact of Sex on Heart Rate Variability during Bereavement

Women have been identified as possessing higher heart rate variability (HRV) which in turn creates a cardio-protective barrier from Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) related deaths (Abhishekh et al 2013, Furholz et al 2013). It is then menopausal status and not biological age that causes high HRV in wome...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jovel, Krystal Shannon
Other Authors: O'Connor, Mary-Frances
Language:en_US
Published: The University of Arizona. 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/579265