Autonomic Nerve Function Predicts Risk of Early Death after Discharge in Acute Medical Disease

• Published in: The American journal of medicine Vol. 137; no. 7; pp. 649 - 657.e2
• Main Authors: Hadad, Rakin, Haugaard, Steen B., Christensen, Philip Bonde, Sarac, Ayse, Dominguez, Maria Helena, Sajadieh, Ahmad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2024
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Acute medicine; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Autonomic Nervous System - physiopathology; Cardiac autonomic function; Cardiology; Female; Heart Rate - physiology; Heart rate variability; Humans; Internal medicine; Male; Middle Aged; Patient Discharge - statistics & numerical data; Patient Readmission - statistics & numerical data; Prognosis; Prospective Studies; Cardiac autonomic function; Acute medicine; Internal medicine; Cardiology; Heart rate variability

Heart rate variability, a marker of autonomic function, has shown promising prognostic results in specific populations, but has not been tested in a general medical population. We hypothesized that heart rate variability identifies high-risk medical patients early after admission to the hospital. Th...