title: Effect of vasoactive therapy on heart rate variability in patients with acutely decompensated congestive heart failure.
abstract: Heart rate variability is markedly reduced in patients with acutely decompensated heart failure. Improvement in heart rate variability is closely associated with improvement in heart failure, which may represent a decrease in sympathetic overactivity.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA. aburger@caregroup.harvard.edu
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Burger
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aronson
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D014665:Vasodilator Agents