Acute effects of tai chi exercise on cardiac autonomic function in healthy adults with tai chi experience.

Author: Kalsaria P, Li H, Waite GN, Moga MM, Kingsley DJ, Geib RW.
Affiliation:
Indiana University School of Medicine.
Conference/Journal: Biomed Sci Instrum.
Date published: 2012
Other: Volume ID: 48 , Pages: 226-31 , Word Count: 44



About 1 in 3 American adults have cardiovascular disease associated with risk factors such as physical inactivity, obesity, and stress. Heart rate variability (HRV) analysis is considered a non-invasive procedure for analyzing cardiovascular autonomic influence. Depressed HRV has been linked to abnormal cardiovascular autonomic modulation.
PMID: 22846287

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