Autonomic dysfunction in COVID-19 patients receiving mechanical ventilation: A cross-sectional study.

Renata Baltar da Silva Victor Ribeiro Neves Mayara Costa Barros Bruno Bavaresco Gambassi Fernando Martins Carvalho Dário Celestino Sobral Filho

Published in: Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina (2023)

Patients who received mechanical ventilation had lower overall HRV indices. COVID(+) patients who received mechanical ventilation had lower vagal HRV components. These findings likely indicate clinical applicability, as autonomic control impairments are associated with a greater risk of cardiac death.

Keyphrases

mechanical ventilation
coronavirus disease
acute respiratory distress syndrome
sars cov
intensive care unit
heart rate variability
respiratory failure
heart rate
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
left ventricular
physical activity
heart failure
risk factors
atrial fibrillation