2007
Novel predictor of prognosis from exercise stress testing: Heart rate variability response to the exercise treadmill test
Dewey FE, Freeman JV, Engel G, Oviedo R, Abrol N, Ahmed N, Myers J, Froelicher VF. Novel predictor of prognosis from exercise stress testing: Heart rate variability response to the exercise treadmill test. American Heart Journal 2007, 153: 281-288. PMID: 17239690, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2006.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart rate variabilitySquare successive differenceCardiovascular mortalityPrognostic powerHF powerExercise treadmill testingRoot mean square successive differenceFrequency-domain HRV analysisExercise stress testingExercise treadmill testMortality end pointsSuccessive differencesStandard exercise testingHeart rate variability responsesMinutes of recoveryStrongest predictorLow-frequency powerMean square successive differenceHigh-frequency powerR interval dataCardiovascular deathCause mortalityPeak exerciseClinical factorsExercise testing
2006
Autonomic Nervous System Interaction With the Cardiovascular System During Exercise
Freeman JV, Dewey FE, Hadley DM, Myers J, Froelicher VF. Autonomic Nervous System Interaction With the Cardiovascular System During Exercise. Progress In Cardiovascular Diseases 2006, 48: 342-362. PMID: 16627049, DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2005.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExercise testHR variabilityHR recoveryCardiovascular systemSudden cardiac deathAutonomic nervous system interactionsSignificant prognostic informationAutonomic nervous systemHeart rate responseStandard exercise testNervous system interactionsConsiderable recent evidenceExercise testingCardiac deathPrognostic significancePrognostic valuePrognostic informationCardiovascular patientsExercise measurementsHR responseNervous systemRate responseRecent evidenceExerciseFuture findings