Time course of changes in heart rate and blood pressure variability in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats treated with insulin

Time course of changes in heart rate and blood pressure variability in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats treated with insulin

Autonomic neuropathy is a frequent complication of diabetes associated with higher morbidity and mortality in symptomatic patients, possibly because it affects autonomic regulation of the sinus node, reducing heart rate (HR) variability which predisposes to fatal arrhythmias. We evaluated the time c...

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Main Authors: B.D. Schaan, C.Y. Maeda, H.B. Timm, S. Medeiros, R.S. Moraes, E. Ferlin, T.G. Fernandes, J.P. Ribeiro, H. Schmid, M.C. Irigoyen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 1997-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
diabetes mellitus
streptozotocin
insulin
autonomic nervous system
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