- Heart Rate Variability and Blood Pressure Variability in Respiratory Disease: Effects of Pharmaceutical Compounds, Non-Invasive Ventilation and Physical Exercise

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a highly prevalent pathological condition that causes substantial morbidity and mortality in the adult population (Rabe et al., 2007). COPD is characterized by the presence of a chronic obstruction or limitation of expiratory air¬ow in lungs that is generally progressive and is not fully reversible (Rabe et al., 2007). As COPD progresses, worsening lung in¬ammation and tissue damage in the …