An overview of heart rate variability metrics and norms

F Shaffer, JP Ginsberg - Frontiers in public health, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Healthy biological systems exhibit complex patterns of variability that can be described by
mathematical chaos. Heart rate variability (HRV) consists of changes in the time intervals …

A healthy heart is not a metronome: an integrative review of the heart's anatomy and heart rate variability

F Shaffer, R McCraty, CL Zerr - Frontiers in psychology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Heart rate variability (HRV), the change in the time intervals between adjacent heartbeats, is
an emergent property of interdependent regulatory systems that operate on different time …

Heart rate variability: new perspectives on physiological mechanisms, assessment of self-regulatory capacity, and health risk

R McCraty, F Shaffer - Global advances in health and …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Heart rate variability, the change in the time intervals between adjacent heartbeats, is an
emergent property of interdependent regulatory systems that operates on different time …

The relationship of autonomic imbalance, heart rate variability and cardiovascular disease risk factors

JF Thayer, SS Yamamoto, JF Brosschot - International journal of cardiology, 2010 - Elsevier
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. The
understanding of the risk factors for CVD may yield important insights into the prevention …

Heart rate variability and inflammation: a meta-analysis of human studies

DWP Williams, J Koenig, L Carnevali, A Sgoifo… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The inflammatory reflex is known as the body's primary defense against infection and has
been implicated in a number of diseases. The magnitude of the inflammatory response is …

Breath of life: the respiratory vagal stimulation model of contemplative activity

RJS Gerritsen, GPH Band - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Contemplative practices, such as meditation and yoga, are increasingly popular among the
general public and as topics of research. Beneficial effects associated with these practices …

Impact of diabetes on cardiovascular disease: an update

ASM Matheus, LRM Tannus, RA Cobas… - International journal …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Cardiovascular diseases are the most prevalent cause of morbidity and mortality among
patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. The proposed mechanisms that can link accelerated …

Heart rate variability in atrial fibrillation: The balance between sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system

AA Khan, GYH Lip, A Shantsila - European journal of clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the commonest abnormal heart rhythm with significant
related morbidity and mortality. Several pathophysiologic mechanisms have been …

The pulse of inflammation: heart rate variability, the cholinergic anti‐inflammatory pathway and implications for therapy

JM Huston, KJ Tracey - Journal of internal medicine, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Huston JM, Tracey KJ (Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Trauma,
Surgical Critical Care, and Burns, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Health Sciences …

Diabetes and cardiovascular disease: inter-relation of risk factors and treatment

A Sharma, S Mittal, R Aggarwal… - Future Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background The diabetes mellitus prevalence is still advancing and increasingly becoming
one of the globally most severe and expensive chronic illnesses. The strong correlation …