Intima-media thickness of carotid arteries and heart rate and blood pressure variability in normotensive and hypertensive subjects

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Authors	NOVÁKOVÁ Zuzana SEMRÁD Bořivoj FIŠER Bohumil LÁBROVÁ Růžena DUFKOVÁ Eva VYSOČANOVÁ Petra HONZÍKOVÁ Nataša ZÁVODNÁ Eva
Year of publication	2004
Type	Conference abstract
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Medicine
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Description	Decreased heart rate variability is a marker of increased risk of sudden cardiac death. For this reason the relationship between intima-media thickness of carotid artery (IMT) and short time and 24-hours heart rate variability together with blood pressure variability was followed in the present study. The relation between intima-media thickness and heart-rate variability determined from 24-hours Holter monitoring was not found. Decreased short time heart-rate variabilities of 5-minute recording by Finapres correspond to decreased baroreflex in patients with increased intima-media thickness.
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