Long-Term Impact of COVID-19 on Heart Rate Variability: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies.

ABSTRACT: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) sequelae (or long COVID) has become a clinically significant concern. Several studies have reported the relationship between heart rate variability (HRV) parameters and COVID-19. This review investigates the long-term association between COVID-19 and HRV parameters. Four electronic databases were searched up to 29 July 2022. We included observational studies comparing HRV parameters (measurement durations: 1 min or more) in participants with and without a history of COVID-19. We used assessment tools developed by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute group to evaluate the methodological quality of included studies. Eleven cross-sectional studies compared HRV parameters in individuals who recovered from acute COVID-19 infection to controls (n = 21

SUBMITTER: Suh HW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10137929 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature