Heart rate variability as an autonomic biomarker in ischemic stroke.

Stroke is one of the leading causes of mortality and disability worldwide. Autonomic dysfunction after ischemic stroke is frequently associated with cardiac complications and high mortality. The brain-heart axis is a good model for understanding autonomic interaction between the autonomic central network and the cardiovascular system. Heart rate variability (HRV) analysis is a non-invasive approach for understanding cardiac autonomic regulation. In stroke patients, HRV parameters are altered in the acute and chronic stages of the disease, having a prognostic value. In this literature review we summarize the main concepts about the autonomic nervous system and HRV as autonomic biomarkers in ischemic stroke.

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Natalia Buitrago-Ricaurte, Fátima Cintra, Gisele Sampaio Silva. Heart rate variability as an autonomic biomarker in ischemic stroke. Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria. 2020 Nov;78(11):724-732

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PMID: 33331466

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