Journal article
Heart rate variability and stroke or systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Stroke remains one of the most serious complications in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients and has been linked to disturbances of the autonomic nervous system.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that impaired cardiac autonomic function might be associated with an enhanced stroke risk in AF patients.
Authors
Hämmerle P; Aeschbacher S; Schlageter V; Coslovsky M; Hennings E; Krisai P; Coduri F; Blum MR; Rodondi N; Reichlin T
Journal
Heart Rhythm, Vol. 21, No. 9, pp. 1509–1516
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2024
DOI
10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.05.028
ISSN
1547-5271