Can the use of a single integrated unitary autonomic index provide early clues for eventual eligibility for olympic games?
Daniela LuciniRoberto SalaAntonio SpataroMara MalacarneManuela BenziStefano TamorriMassimo PaganiPublished in: European journal of applied physiology (2018)
ANSIs, a proxy of integrated cardiac autonomic regulation and simple assessment of resilience to stress, may differentiate Italian athletes who were eventually selected for participation in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games from those who were not, suggesting the possibility of a "winning functional phenotype".