Open AccessTrajectories of Parasympathetic Nervous System Function Before, During, and After Feeding in Infants With Transposition of the Great Arteries
Author(s) -
Tondi M. Harrison
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
nursing research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.577
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1538-9847
pISSN - 0029-6562
DOI - 10.1097/nnr.0b013e31821600b1
Subject(s) - heart rate variability , developmental psychology , vagal tone , stressor , great arteries , parasympathetic nervous system , early feeding , psychology , autonomic nervous system , medicine , heart rate , cardiology , pediatrics , heart disease , clinical psychology , blood pressure
Compromised parasympathetic response to stressors may underlie feeding difficulties in infants with complex congenital heart defects, but little is known about the temporal pattern of parasympathetic response across phases of feeding.