{"id":794,"date":"2023-04-15T11:17:37","date_gmt":"2023-04-15T09:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hrvhealth.org\/blog\/?p=794"},"modified":"2024-06-10T16:08:23","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T14:08:23","slug":"surviving-killer-deseases-with-hrv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrvhealth.org\/blog\/?p=794","title":{"rendered":"Surviving killer diseases with HRV"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We recently published a list of the most common causes of death in the USA<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrvhealth.org\/blog\/?p=542\">Ten most common causes of death in the USA<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>. The question is, can HRV help to reduce the mortality rate?.<\/p>\n<p>Low HRV is associated with:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Heart disease<\/li>\n<li>Dementia (and to a lesser extent Alzheimer\u2019s disease)<\/li>\n<li>Diabetes<\/li>\n<li>Depression and suicidal ideation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>HRV is effective in measuring and motivation in recovery for people suffering from:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Cancer<\/li>\n<li>Stroke<\/li>\n<li>Heart disease (except in cases where a pace maker has been inserted)<\/li>\n<li>Depression<\/li>\n<li>Substance and alcohol abuse<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This is what the research tells us:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Heart disease<\/li>\n<ol>\n<li>Poor sleep health is associated with cardiovascular risk<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/36713092\/\">Accelerometer-derived sleep onset timing and cardiovascular disease incidence: a UK Biobank cohort study<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>.<\/li>\n<li>Heart-rate variability has proved a valid tool in prognosis definition of patients with congestive heart failure<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_3');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_3');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[3]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_3\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34677211\/\">Extracting Features from Poincar\u00e9 Plots to Distinguish Congestive Heart Failure Patients According to NYHA Classes<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_3', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>.<\/li>\n<li>HRV plays an important role in diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases such as CHF<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_4');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_4');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_4\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[4]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_4\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/j.1542-474X.1996.tb00275.x\">Heart rate variability<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_4').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_4', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>.<\/li>\n<li>Activation of the parasympathetic nervous system may have important therapeutic implications for patients with congestive HF<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_5');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_5');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_5\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[5]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_5\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/18711023\/\">Parasympathetic nervous system and heart failure: pathophysiology and potential implications for therapy<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_5').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_5', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>.<\/li>\n<li>Exercise training may reverse the autonomic neural remodeling induced by myocardial infarction and thereby enhance the electrical stability of the heart in individuals shown to be at an increased risk for sudden cardiac death<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_6');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_6');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_6\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[6]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_6\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.physiology.org\/doi\/full\/10.1152\/ajpheart.00534.2009\">Cardiac autonomic neural remodeling and susceptibility to sudden cardiac death: effect of endurance exercise training<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_6').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_6', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>.<\/li>\n<li>VLF power is an independent risk predictor in patients with CHF<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_7');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_7');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_7\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[7]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_7\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/15056832\/\">Very low frequency power of heart rate variability is a powerful predictor of clinical prognosis in patients with congestive heart failure<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_7').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_7', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>.<\/li>\n<li>Abnormal functioning of the autonomic nervous system, as reflected by reduced heart rate variability (HRV), has been identified in a variety of chronic cardiovascular disease states, such as coronary artery disease, hypertension, and heart failure (HF)<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_8');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_8');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_8\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[8]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_8\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/23683953\/\">Relation of short-term heart rate variability to incident heart failure (from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis)<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_8').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_8', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>.<\/li>\n<li>Short-term HRV analysis using remote digital technology can be used for improved risk assessment for myocardial ischemia in individuals without known CAD, providing incremental data to traditional cardiovascular risk factors<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_9');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_9');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_9\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[9]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_9\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Heart Rate Variability for Risk Assessment of Myocardial Ischemia in Patients Without Known Coronary Artery Disease: The HRV-DETECT (Heart Rate Variability for the Detection of Myocardial Ischemia)&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_9');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_9').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_9', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<li>Cancer<\/li>\n<ol>\n<li>Studies reported at least a tendency toward higher HRV signifying a useful indicator for longer survival<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_10');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_10');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_10\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[10]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_10\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fphys.2018.00623\/full\">Heart Rate Variability as a Prognostic Factor for Cancer Survival \u2013 A Systematic Review<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_10').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_10', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>.<\/li>\n<li>Decreased heart rate variability (HRV) is an indicator of autonomic dysregulation that is commonly observed among cancer survivors. HRV biofeedback (HRVB) training induces HRV coherence, which maximizes HRV and facilitates autonomic and cardiorespiratory homeostasis<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_11');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_11');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_11\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[11]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_11\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32358782\/\">Symptom Management Among Cancer Survivors: Randomized Pilot Intervention Trial of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_11').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_11', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<li>Stroke<\/li>\n<ol>\n<li>Autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction has been associated with increased poststroke morbidity and mortality<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_12');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_12');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_12\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[12]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_12\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27217501\/\">Heart Rate Variability and Incident Stroke: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_12').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_12', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<li>Alzheimer\u2019s disease<\/li>\n<ol>\n<li>Higher HRV is generally associated with better cognitive performance in this multi\u2010ethnic cohort of aging adults<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_13');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_13');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_13\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[13]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_13\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahajournals.org\/doi\/10.1161\/JAHA.119.013827\">Association of Heart Rate Variability With Cognitive Performance: The Multi\u2010Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_13').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_13', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>.<\/li>\n<li>Decreased heart rate variability (HRV) indexes indicate low vagal activity and may be associated with development of dementia<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_14');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_14');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_14\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[14]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_14\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/28558638\/\">Heart Rate Variability Indexes in Dementia: A Systematic Review with a Quantitative Analysis<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_14').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_14', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>.<\/li>\n<li>Results show that dementia patients (especially those with dementia with Lewy bodies and mild cognitive impairment) have lower parasympathetic activity than healthy people<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_15');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_15');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_15\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[15]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_15\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33287558\/\">Heart rate variability in patients with dementia or neurocognitive disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_15').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_15', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<li>Diabetes<\/li>\n<ol>\n<li>Patients   with   diabetes   had  lower  values  of  heart  rate  variability<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_16');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_16');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_16\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[16]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_16\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/147323000603400308\">Heart Rate Variability in Diabetes Patients<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_16').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_16', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>.<\/li>\n<li>Type 2 diabetes mellitus was associated with an overall decrease in the HRV of T2DM patients. Both sympathetic and parasympathetic activity were decreased, which can be explained by the deleterious effects of altered glucose metabolism on HRV, leading to cardiac autonomic neuropathy<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_17');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_17');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_17\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[17]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_17\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29608603\/\">Heart rate variability in type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta\u2013analysis<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_17').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_17', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<li>Intentional self-harm (suicide)<\/li>\n<ol>\n<li>We induced a moderate amount of social stress using a well-validated laboratory paradigm and\u00a0found differences in physiological stress response between suicide attempters and non-attempters,providing preliminary support for the use of HRV as a biomarker for suicide risk<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_18');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_18');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_18\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[18]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_18\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27124209\/\">Heart rate variability and suicidal behavior<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_18').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_18', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>.<\/li>\n<li>Low levels of high frequency heart rate variability (HF-HRV) have been shown to be associated with suicidal ideation and behavior in students and depressed patients<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_19');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_19');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_19\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[19]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_19\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30253232\/\">High frequency heart rate variability: Evidence for a transdiagnostic association with suicide ideation<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_19').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_19', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>.<\/li>\n<li>Depression is a severe disease with great burdens for the affected\u00a0individuals and public health care systems. Autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction\u00a0indexed by measures of heart rate variability (HRV) has repeatedly been associated with\u00a0depression<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_20');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_794_1('footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_20');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_20\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[20]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_20\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30705641\/\">Heart Rate Variability as Indicator of Clinical State in Depression<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_20').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_794_1_20', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"speaker-mute footnotes_reference_container\"> <div class=\"footnote_container_prepare\"><p><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_label pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_794_1();\">References<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_794_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_794_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_794_1\" style=\"\"><table class=\"footnotes_table footnote-reference-container\"><caption class=\"accessibility\">References<\/caption> <tbody> \r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_794_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_1');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_1\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>1<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrvhealth.org\/blog\/?p=542\">Ten most common causes of death in the USA<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_794_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_2');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_2\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>2<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/36713092\/\">Accelerometer-derived sleep onset timing and cardiovascular disease incidence: a UK Biobank cohort study<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_794_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_3');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_3\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>3<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34677211\/\">Extracting Features from Poincar\u00e9 Plots to Distinguish Congestive Heart Failure Patients According to NYHA Classes<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_794_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_4');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_4\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>4<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/j.1542-474X.1996.tb00275.x\">Heart rate variability<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_794_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_5');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_5\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>5<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/18711023\/\">Parasympathetic nervous system and heart failure: pathophysiology and potential implications for therapy<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_794_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_6');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_6\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>6<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.physiology.org\/doi\/full\/10.1152\/ajpheart.00534.2009\">Cardiac autonomic neural remodeling and susceptibility to sudden cardiac death: effect of endurance exercise training<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_794_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_7');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_7\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>7<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/15056832\/\">Very low frequency power of heart rate variability is a powerful predictor of clinical prognosis in patients with congestive heart failure<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_794_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_8');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_8\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>8<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/23683953\/\">Relation of short-term heart rate variability to incident heart failure (from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis)<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_794_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_9');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_9\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>9<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/31838969\/\">Heart Rate Variability for Risk Assessment of Myocardial Ischemia in Patients Without Known Coronary Artery Disease: The HRV-DETECT (Heart Rate Variability for the Detection of Myocardial Ischemia) Study<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_794_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_10');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_10\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>10<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fphys.2018.00623\/full\">Heart Rate Variability as a Prognostic Factor for Cancer Survival \u2013 A Systematic Review<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_794_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_11');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_11\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>11<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32358782\/\">Symptom Management Among Cancer Survivors: Randomized Pilot Intervention Trial of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_794_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_12');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_12\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>12<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27217501\/\">Heart Rate Variability and Incident Stroke: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_794_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_13');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_13\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>13<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahajournals.org\/doi\/10.1161\/JAHA.119.013827\">Association of Heart Rate Variability With Cognitive Performance: The Multi\u2010Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_794_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_14');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_14\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>14<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/28558638\/\">Heart Rate Variability Indexes in Dementia: A Systematic Review with a Quantitative Analysis<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_794_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_15');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_15\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>15<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33287558\/\">Heart rate variability in patients with dementia or neurocognitive disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_794_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_16');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_16\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>16<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/147323000603400308\">Heart Rate Variability in Diabetes Patients<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_794_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_17');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_17\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>17<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29608603\/\">Heart rate variability in type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta\u2013analysis<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_794_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_794_1_18');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_794_1_18\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>18<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27124209\/\">Heart rate variability and suicidal behavior<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" 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