?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Heart+Rate+Variability+Analysis+in+General+Medicine&rft.creator=Gang%2C+Yi&rft.creator=Malik%2C+Marek&rft.subject=Indian+Pacing+and+Electrophysiology+Journal&rft.description=%0A%0A++++++++++++Autonomic+nervous+system+plays+an+integral+role+in+homeostasis.+Autonomic+modulation+can+frequently+be+altered+in+patients+with+cardiac+disorders+as+well+as+in+patients+with+other+critical+illnesses+or+injuries.+Assessment+of+heart+rate+variability+is+based+on+analysis+of+consecutive+normal+R-R+intervals+and+may+provide+quantitative+information+on+the+modulation+of+cardiac+vagal+and+sympathetic+nerve+input.+The+hypothesis+that+depressed+heart+rate+variability+may+occur+over+a+broad+range+of+illness+and+injury%2C+and+may+inversely+correlated+with+disease+severity+and+outcome+has+been+tested+in+various+clinical+settings+over+the+last+decade.+This+article+reviews+recent+literature+concerning+the+potential+clinical+implications+and+limitations+of+heart+rate+variability+assessment+in+general+medicine.&rft.publisher=Indian+Pacing+and+Electrophysiology+Group&rft.contributor=Singh%2C+Balbir&rft.contributor=Lokhandwala%2C+Yash&rft.contributor=Francis%2C+Johnson&rft.contributor=Gupta%2C+Anup&rft.date=2003-01&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=text%2Fhtml&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4294%2F1%2Fmalik.htm&rft.identifier=++Gang%2C+Yi+and+Malik%2C+Marek++(2003)+Heart+Rate+Variability+Analysis+in+General+Medicine.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4294%2F