Heart rate variability in patients with atrial fibrillation and hypertension.
Ahsan A KhanRehan T JunejoGraham Neil ThomasJames P FisherGregory Yoke Hong LipPublished in: European journal of clinical investigation (2020)
AF, independent of hypertension, is characterised with marked HRV and is possibly related to vagal tone. HRV is higher in permanent AF compared to paroxysmal AF suggesting evident autonomic influence in the pathophysiology of permanent AF. Modulation of autonomic influence on cardiovascular system should be explored in future studies.