Key result
Bicycle stress testing and heart rate variability analysis revealed that parasympathetic activity is highest in athletes and decreased in patients with cardiovascular pathologies.
Why the study?
How do heart rate variability parameters differ between athletes, healthy individuals, and patients with cardiovascular pathologies in response to a stress test?
Population
Healthy students with no sports experience, athletes, and patients with cardiovascular pathologies
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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HRV during stress testing may mark adaptation reserve; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Observational
How do heart rate variability parameters differ between athletes, healthy individuals, and patients with cardiovascular pathologies in response to a stress test?
Heart rate variability parameters differ significantly between athletes and patients with cardiovascular pathologies, suggesting HRV is a useful indicator of cardiovascular adaptation reserve.
Kotava et al. (2014) conducted an observational in Cardiovascular pathologies. Physical load (bicycle stress test) vs. Rest / Baseline was evaluated on Heart rate variability (parasympathetic and sympathetic activity). Bicycle stress testing and heart rate variability analysis revealed that parasympathetic activity is highest in athletes and decreased in patients with cardiovascular pathologies.
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