Heart rate variability: Analysis of time-domain indices in patients with chronic Chagas disease before and after an exercise program

Chagas disease (CD) is an infection caused by the protozoan flagellate Trypanosoma cruzi, and transmitted by insects of the genera Triatoma, Rhodnius and Panstrongylus. The heart is affected to varying degrees by inflammatory and destructive lesions in atrial and ventricular myocardial fibers. Sever...

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Main Authors: Marcus Vinicius Amaral da Silva Souza, Carla Cristiane Santos Soares, Juliana Rega de Oliveira, Cláudia Rosa de Oliveira, Paloma Hargreaves Fialho, Danton M. Cunha, Delma M. Cunha, Daniel A. Kopiler, Bernardo Rangel Tura, Ademir Batista da Cunha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-03-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204913000548