Systolic blood pressure but not electrocardiogram QRS duration is associated with heart rate variability (HRV): a cross-sectional study in rural Australian non-diabetics

Abstract Background A positive correlation between ECG derived QRS duration and heart rate variability (HRV) parameters had previously been reported in young healthy adults. We note this study used a narrow QRS duration range, and did not adjust for systolic blood pressure. Our aims are to investiga...

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Main Authors: Yvonne Yin Leng Lee, Herbert F. Jelinek, Craig S. McLachlan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Clinical Hypertension
Subjects:
HRV
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40885-017-0065-1