Why the study?
Does depressed heart rate variability predict all-cause mortality in post-infarction patients?
Population
100 patients (80 males) hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction, mean age 56.99 +/- 11.03 years.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
one-year
Authors
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May refine post-MI risk stratification; leaves open whether SDNN integration improves outcomes.
Does depressed heart rate variability predict all-cause mortality in post-infarction patients?
Depressed heart rate variability, specifically lower SDNN, is an independent predictor of one-year all-cause mortality in patients following acute myocardial infarction.
Bošković et al. (2014) studied this question.
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