Synchronization Between Cardiac and Respiratory Rhythms in Healthy Subjects and Patients

• Published in: Advances in experimental medicine and biology Vol. 662; pp. 133 - 140
• Main Authors: Shimane, Masaki, Tomita, Yutaka, Shinbo, Toshihiro, Kokubo, Kenichi, Hirose, Minoru, Hataishi, Ryuji, Mitsufuji, Hisashi, Kubota, Masaru, Masuda, Noriyuki, Kobayashi, Hirosuke
• Format: Book Chapter Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA Springer US 2010
• Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cardiac Rhythm; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patient; Female; Health; Heart Beat; Heart Rate - physiology; Humans; Inhalation - physiology; Male; Middle Aged; Respiration; Respiratory Movement; Time Factors; Young Adult

Synchronization between cardiac and respiratory rhythms may be important for oxygen transport to tissues. The aim of this study was to investigate the synchronization between cardiac and respiratory rhythms. We evaluated the rhythms in 12 healthy males and 24 patients. The incidence rates of heart b...