Heart Rate Variability

by Gernot Ernst

Overview

This book not only discusses clinical applications, but also links HRV to systems biology and theories of complexity. This publication should be interesting for several groups of clinicians and scientists, including cardiologists, anesthesiologists, intensivists and physiologists. Heart Rate Variability is in principle easy and cheap, making it interesting for all kind of hospitals and private practice. The book will be an example of using translational medicine (bench to bedside) where newest theoretical results are linked to newest clinical research.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781447169796
Publisher:	Springer London
Publication date:	08/23/2016
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

History of heart rate variability.- Linear, Nonlinear and Complex systems.- The autonomic nervous system.- Methodological issues.- HRV and alterations in the vegetative nervous system.- Pathophysiological and Systems Biology considerations.- General Mortality.- Cardiology.- Perioperative care.- Intensive Care and Trauma.- Neurologic disorders.- Pain.- HRV in oncology and palliative medicine.- Psychiatry.- Diabetes.- Other Studies.- Conclusion.