Power spectral analysis of heart rate variability: a noninvasive signature of cardiac autonomic function.

MV Kamath, EL Fallen - Critical reviews in biomedical engineering, 1993 - europepmc.org
Power spectral analysis of short segments of beat-to-beat heart rate variability (PS/HRV)
reveals three distinct peaks. In human PS/HRV, the high frequency (HF) band (0.15 to 0.4 Hz) is …

Neural regulation of heart rate variability in endurance athletes and sedentary controls

…, MV Kamath, N McCartney, EL Fallen - Cardiovascular …, 1992 - academic.oup.com
… Continuous ECG and respiratory waveforms were recorded from the second to fifth minute
of standing, during which time the systolic blood pressure (cuff sphygmomanometry) fell less …

The 6-minute walk: a new measure of exercise capacity in patients with chronic heart failure

…, MJ Sullivan, PJ Thompson, EL Fallen… - Canadian medical …, 1985 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… Seven dropped out for reasons unrelated to the study: death, fractured hip, exacerbation of
… wasn't present") and dropped out. Most dropouts occurred after the first walking test (Fig. 1). …

Heart rate variability: standards of measurement, physiological interpretation and clinical use. Task Force of the European Society of Cardiology and the North …

…, S Cerutti, RJ Cohen, P Coumel, EL Fallen… - Circulation, 1996 - air.unimi.it
… Coumel, EL Fallen, HL Kennedy, RE Kleiger, F. Lombardi, A. Malliani, AJ Moss, JN
Rottman, G. … I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati …

Effect of encouragement on walking test performance.

…, PJ Thompson, L Berman, NL Jones, EL Fallen… - Thorax, 1984 - thorax.bmj.com
… Of the 14 dropouts, seven had been randomised to the E+ and seven to the E- group;
nine were from the cardiac group and five from the respiratory group. Seven dropped out for …

Development and testing of a new measure of health status for clinical trials in heart failure

…, S Halcrow, J Singer, MJJ Sullivan, EL Fallen - Journal of General …, 1989 - Springer
The authors developed a new measure of subjective health status for patients with heart
failure. Eighty-eight patients with heart failure were asked about the impact of their condition on …

A controlled trial of digoxin in congestive heart failure

…, MJJ Sullivan, EL Fallen, H Tihal, E Rideout… - The American journal of …, 1988 - Elsevier
… Five subjects were randomized but dropped out before completing the study. One
sustained a massive myocardial infarction and died during the digoxin stage, and 2 patients …

Effect of cardiac resynchronization on myocardial efficiency and regional oxidative metabolism

…, IG Burwash, RA de Kemp, C Nahmias, E Fallen… - Circulation, 2003 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— Recent studies have demonstrated increased left ventricular contractility with
cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) using atriobiventricular stimulation. This study …

The Effects of β1-Blockade on Oxidative Metabolism and the Metabolic Cost of Ventricular Work in Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction: A Double-Blind, Placebo …

…, E Gordon, G Coates, R DeKemp, G Firnau, E Fallen - Circulation, 2000 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The mechanism for the beneficial effect of β-blocker therapy in patients with
left ventricular (LV) dysfunction is unclear, but it may relate to an energy-sparing effect that …

Effect of sertraline on the recovery rate of cardiac autonomic function in depressed patients after acute myocardial infarction

A McFarlane, MV Kamath, EL Fallen, V Malcolm… - American heart …, 2001 - Elsevier
… Eleven dropped out after randomization within the first 2 months (6 in the sertraline group
and 5 in the placebo group), 3 because of drug side effects, 7 because of noncompliance, and …