Article
Familial and genetic influences on heart rate variability.
Journal of electrocardiology - 1 Jan 1996
Voss A, Busjahn A, Wessel N, Schurath R, Faulhaber H D, Luft F C, Dietz R
Abstract excerpt
The authors tested the hypothesis of a genetic influence on heart rate variability (HRV). This genetic influence was assessed in 62, twin pairs (30 monozygotic, 32 dizygotic). From all twins, long-term electrocardiographic records were obtained, edited, and analyzed. Heart rate variability analys...
Topics
- Adult
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- DNA
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiography, Ambulatory
- Exercise Test
- Genetic Markers
- Heart Rate
- Humans
- Pedigree
- Phenotype
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Random Allocation
- Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- Twins