Open AccessImportance of Tachogram Length and Period of Recording during Noninvasive Investigation of the Autonomic Nervous System
Author(s) -
Leicht Anthony S.,
Young Fiona L.S.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
annals of noninvasive electrocardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.494
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1542-474X
pISSN - 1082-720X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1542-474x.2012.00498.x
Subject(s) - medicine , autonomic nervous system , period (music) , neuroscience , heart rate , blood pressure , physics , acoustics , biology
[Extract] I read with great interest the recent work of Grant and colleagues1 that was recently published in the April 2011 issue. Of particular interest was that most 3-minute HRV measures were stable during supine rest but varied during the first 3-minutes of standing, most likely due to baroreflex mediated changes.2 Further, these authors highlighted the need for standardized recording times for supine and standing HRV