Heart rate variability in healthy newborn infants

In adults and older children, heart rate variability (HRV) is frequently used to study autonomic function noninvasively. Normal values of HRV in newborn infants, however, are not widely available. This problem may be partially attributed to the lack of standardization of different methods. This stud...

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Published in:The American journal of cardiology 2002, Vol.89 (1), p.50-53
Main Authors: Mehta, Sudhir Ken, Super, Dennis M, Connuck, David, Salvator, Ann, Singer, Lynn, Fradley, Linda Goetz, Harcar-Sevcik, Rose A, Kirchner, H.Lester, Kaufman, Elizabeth S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Babies
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiac dysrhythmias
Cardiology
Cardiology. Vascular system
Electrocardiography, Ambulatory
Female
Health
Heart
Heart Rate - physiology
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Medical sciences
Prospective Studies
Reference Values
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Summary:In adults and older children, heart rate variability (HRV) is frequently used to study autonomic function noninvasively. Normal values of HRV in newborn infants, however, are not widely available. This problem may be partially attributed to the lack of standardization of different methods. This study assessed HRV in normal newborn infants using 24-hour Holter monitoring. From 1997 to 2000, we prospectively evaluated frequency- (spectral analysis), geometric-, and time-domain indexes of HRV in normal term infants. Ninety-six asymptomatic infants who were
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/S0002-9149(01)02162-2