Is there a relationship between obesity, heart rate variability and inflammatory parameters in heart failure?


Tacoy G., Acikgoz K., Kocaman S. A., Ozdemir M., Cengel A.

JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE, vol.11, no.2, pp.118-124, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 11 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.2459/jcm.0b013e328332e730
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.118-124
  • Keywords: body mass index, heart failure, heart rate variability, inflammatory parameters, BODY-MASS INDEX, ATRIAL-NATRIURETIC-PEPTIDE, AMINO-TERMINAL PROBNP, MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION, PROGNOSTIC IMPORTANCE, RISK-FACTORS, MORTALITY, ACTIVATION, PLASMA, HYPERTENSION
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background To investigate the effect of body mass index (BMI) on heart rate variability (HRV) and inflammatory parameters in patients with heart failure.