Why the study?
Is impaired haemorheology associated with reduced heart rate variability in older women with type 2 diabetes?
Population
40 older women, comprising 20 with uncomplicated type 2 diabetes and 20 controls.
Design
Case-control
Authors
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May link microcirculatory changes to autonomic dysfunction in diabetic women; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Is impaired haemorheology associated with reduced heart rate variability in older women with type 2 diabetes?
Impaired haemorheology is associated with reduced heart rate variability in older women with type 2 diabetes, suggesting microcirculatory changes may impair cardiac cycle modulation.
Simmonds et al. (2010) studied this question.
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