Effects of cocaine on heart rate variability in healthy subjects

Wanpen Vongpatanasin, J. Andrew Taylor, Ronald G. Victor

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Abstract

In this study, we found that cocaine decreased the high-frequency power of heart rate variability in normal volunteers, implicating a decrease in vagal tone. However, the results of our autonomic blocking studies indicated the opposite, suggesting a major influence of cardiac sympathetic drive on the high-frequency power of heart rate variability.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)385-388
Number of pages4
JournalAmerican Journal of Cardiology
Volume93
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1 2004

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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