A study on heart rate variability and its circadian rhythm of elderly patients with isolated systolic hypertension[J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University, 2002,(4):433-435.
A study on heart rate variability and its circadian rhythm of elderly patients with isolated systolic hypertension[J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University, 2002,(4):433-435.DOI:
Objective: To investigate heart rate variability(HRV)and its circadian rhythm of elderly patients with isolated systolic hypertension. Methods: HRV was evaluated by using 24-hour Holter monitoring in 79 isolated systolic hypertensive patients
and compared with age-matched normal controls. Furthermore
HRV and its circadian rhythm were evaluated in two groups with and without left ventricular hypertrophy(LVH). Results: All HRV time domain index were lower among patients than normal controls. As compared with the patients with and without LVH
rMSSD and pNN50 were significantly decreased in patients with LVH. The circadian rhythm was blunted in patients without LVH
but it was absent in patients with LVH. Conclusion: Our results suggest that HRV is decreased in isolated systolic hypertensive patients. And the circadian rhythm in patients with and without LVH is alterd.