Why the study?
Are depressive symptoms associated with reduced heart rate variability and increased heart rate in postmenopausal women without coronary artery disease?
Are depressive symptoms associated with reduced heart rate variability and increased heart rate in postmenopausal women without coronary artery disease?
Depressive symptoms in postmenopausal women are associated with reduced heart rate variability and higher heart rates, suggesting increased sympathetic tone that may contribute to elevated cardiovascular risk.
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Depressive symptoms associate with higher heart rate and lower HRV in postmenopausal women; leaves open whether autonomic changes mediate cardiovascular risk.
Kim et al. (2005) studied this question.
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