Relation between pet ownership and heart rate variability in patients with healed myocardial infarcts

Am J Cardiol. 2003 Mar 15;91(6):718-21. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(02)03412-4.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Animals, Domestic / psychology*
  • Cats
  • Dogs
  • Electrocardiography, Ambulatory
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Rate / physiology*
  • Human-Animal Bond
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Infarction / mortality
  • Myocardial Infarction / physiopathology*
  • Myocardial Infarction / psychology*
  • Survival Rate
  • Time Factors
  • Wound Healing / physiology