Why the study?
Does cardiac autonomic status (BRS and HRV) correlate with chronotropic incompetence during exercise in patients with chronic congestive heart failure?
Population
21 patients with chronic congestive heart failure (CHF)
Comparison
Assessment of spontaneous cardiac baroreflex… vs CHF patients with chronotropic incompetence vs…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May link HRV to chronotropic incompetence in HF; hypothesis-generating and leaves open BRS role or practice change.
Does cardiac autonomic status (BRS and HRV) correlate with chronotropic incompetence during exercise in patients with chronic congestive heart failure?
Roche et al. (2001) studied this question.
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