Heart Rate Variability and Incident Stroke: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions—
Lower HRV was associated with higher risk of incident stroke among middle-aged adults with prevalent diabetes mellitus but not among people without diabetes mellitus.

Source: Stroke - May 22, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Fyfe-Johnson, A. L., Muller, C. J., Alonso, A., Folsom, A. R., Gottesman, R. F., Rosamond, W. D., Whitsel, E. A., Agarwal, S. K., MacLehose, R. F. Tags: Autonomic Nervous System, Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, Type 2, Risk Factors, Ischemic Stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research