Decreased heart rate variability is associated with higher levels of inflammation in middle-aged men
Lampert R, Bremner JD, Su S, Miller A, Lee F, Cheema F, Goldberg J, Vaccarino V. Decreased heart rate variability is associated with higher levels of inflammation in middle-aged men. American Heart Journal 2008, 156: 759.e1-759.e7. PMID: 18926158, PMCID: PMC2587932, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.07.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-reactive proteinCoronary artery diseaseBody mass indexHeart rate variabilityTraditional risk factorsInterleukin-6Risk factorsAutonomic functionPhysical activityDevelopment of CADSymptomatic coronary artery diseaseTraditional CAD risk factorsHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolRate variabilityGraded inverse relationshipCAD risk factorsMiddle-aged menHigh-density lipoproteinAmbulatory electrocardiogram monitoringHigh-frequency powerAutonomic dysfunctionLipoprotein cholesterolArtery diseaseMass indexAutonomic dysregulationDepressive Symptoms and Heart Rate Variability: Evidence for a Shared Genetic Substrate in a Study of Twins
Vaccarino V, Lampert R, Bremner JD, Lee F, Su S, Maisano C, Murrah NV, Jones L, Jawed F, Afzal N, Ashraf A, Goldberg J. Depressive Symptoms and Heart Rate Variability: Evidence for a Shared Genetic Substrate in a Study of Twins. Psychosomatic Medicine 2008, 70: 628-636. PMID: 18606724, PMCID: PMC5884077, DOI: 10.1097/psy.0b013e31817bcc9e.Peer-Reviewed Original Research