Tracking Cancer: Exploring Heart Rate Variability Patterns by Cancer Location and Progression.

ABSTRACT: Reduced heart rate variability (HRV) is an autonomic nervous system (ANS) response that may indicate dysfunction in the human body. Consistent evidence shows cancer patients elicit lower HRV; however, only select cancer locations were previously evaluated. Thus, the aim of the current study was to explore HRV patterns in patients diagnosed with and in varying stages of the most prevalent cancers. At a single tertiary academic medical center, 798 patients were recruited. HRV was measured via an armband monitor (Warfighter Monitor^TM, Tiger Tech Solutions, Inc., Miami, FL, USA) equipped with electrocardiographic capabilities and was recorded for 5 to 7 min with patients seated in an upright position. Three time-domain metrics were calculated: SDNN (standard deviation of the NN inte

SUBMITTER: Ben-David K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10931286 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature