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