Arq. Bras. Cardiol. 2018; 111(1): 102-103
How to Evaluate Cardiac Autonomic Modulation
DOI: 10.5935/abc.20180127
This Short Editorial is referred by the Research article "Influence of Type 1 Diabetes on the Symbolic Analysis and Complexity of Heart Rate Variability in Young Adults".
Cardiac autonomic nervous system dysfunction has been implicated in several different pathological scenarios with a wide range of clinical relevance and risk. Early detection of autonomic changes, either provoked for therapeutic purposes or as a complication of a primary disorder, such as diabetes mellitus (DM) is of essence for the best management of patients.
Classic (linear) analysis of heart rate variability (HRV) has been routinely used to assess autonomic behavior in diabetic patients in order to promptly detect neuropathy, one of the most common and overlooked complications and a significant cardiovascular risk factor.
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