Disturbed heart rate variability: a dose-dependent response to elevated nitric oxide and carbon monoxide in exhaled breath

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 15;168(6):e155-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.08.068. Epub 2013 Aug 27.

Authors

Gaokun Qiu¹, Yingying Feng, Xiaohai Li, Huaxin Deng, Xiayun Dai, Qifei Deng, Suli Huang, Meian He, Huan Guo, Xiaomin Zhang, Frank B Hu, Tangchun Wu

Affiliation

¹ Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, Hubei, China; Ministry of Education Key Lab for Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, Hubei, China.

PMID: 24041983
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.08.068

No abstract available

Keywords: Cardiac autonomic function; Exhaled carbon monoxide; Fractional exhaled nitric oxide; Heart rate variability.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Autonomic Nervous System / physiology*
Breath Tests
Carbon Monoxide / metabolism*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Exhalation / physiology*
Female
Heart Rate / physiology*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nitric Oxide / metabolism*

Substances

Nitric Oxide
Carbon Monoxide