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. 1981 Jul 10;213(4504):220-2.
doi: 10.1126/science.6166045.

Power spectrum analysis of heart rate fluctuation: a quantitative probe of beat-to-beat cardiovascular control

S Akselrod, D Gordon, F A Ubel, D C Shannon, A C Berger, R J Cohen

Power spectrum analysis of heart rate fluctuation: a quantitative probe of beat-to-beat cardiovascular control

S Akselrod et al. Science. .

Abstract

Power spectrum analysis of heart rate fluctuations provides a quantitative noninvasive means of assessing the functioning of the short-term cardiovascular control systems. We show that sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous activity make frequency-specific contributions to the heart rate power spectrum, and that renin-angiotensin system activity strongly modulates the amplitude of the spectral peak located at 0.04 hertz. Our data therefore provide evidence that the renin-angiotensin system plays a significant role in short-term cardiovascular control in the time scale of seconds to minutes.

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