| Title | Comparison of heart rate variability in normotensive and hypertensive Indian adults. | ||
| Author | Shah, Hasmukh; Patel, Srushti; Prajapati, Tejas; Patel, Harmesh; Vaishnav, Bhalendu | ||
| Journal | Indian Heart J | Publication Year/Month | 2023-May-Jun |
| PMID | 36966854 | PMCID | PMC10258363 |
| Affiliation + expend | 1.Department of Physiology, Pramukhswami Medical College, Bhaikaka University, Karamsad, Gujarat, India. Electronic address: drhasmukhshah0505@gmail.com. | ||
Autonomic imbalance is seen in hypertensive. This study was designed to compare heart rate variability in normotensive and hypertensive Indian adults. HRV records beat to beat variation in R-R intervals in milliseconds in electrocardiogram. Lead II ECG was recorded and a 5 minutes\' stationary, artifacts free recording was selected for data analysis. HRV measures like total power was significantly less in hypertensive (303.37 +/- 438.1) as compared to normotensive (534.16 +/- 818.41). Standard deviation of normal-to-normal RR intervals was significantly reduced in hypertensive. A significant reduction of HRV was seen in hypertensive as compared to normotensive.