Why the study?
Is respiratory sinus arrhythmia present in patients with atrial fibrillation when evaluated by quantitative methods?
Is respiratory sinus arrhythmia present in patients with atrial fibrillation when evaluated by quantitative methods?
While conventional methods rarely detect respiratory sinus arrhythmia in atrial fibrillation, power spectrum analysis suggests subtle heart rate variations with breathing may still be present, indicating potential vagal or extravagal mediation.
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RSA rarely detectable in AF by cyclical HR analysis; Level 4 data leaves open whether spectral methods identify subtle variations.
Chandler et al. (1994) studied this question.
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