Describing heart rate variability in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation during hospitalization for COVID-19.
Joey JunartaJoshua M RileyBehzad B PavriPublished in: Journal of arrhythmia (2021)
In patients with cAF, the HRV was reduced during COVID-19 compared with prior illnesses at similar average heart rates. Patients with the most depressed HRV as measured by pNN50 had an associated increase in mortality compared with patients whose HRV was preserved.
Keyphrases
- heart rate variability
- atrial fibrillation
- end stage renal disease
- heart rate
- coronavirus disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- heart failure
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- cardiovascular events
- left atrial
- coronary artery disease
- left atrial appendage
- catheter ablation
- direct oral anticoagulants
- blood pressure
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- oral anticoagulants
- venous thromboembolism
- patient reported