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Controlled heart rate variability analyses in patients with fibromyalgia |
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| Reference |
Number of patients |
Number of controls |
Duration of heart rate variability analysis |
Main conclusion |
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| Martinez-Lavin and colleagues, 1998 [11] |
30 women |
30 women |
24 hours |
Sympathetic hyperactivity |
| Cohen and colleagues, 2000 [12] |
22 women |
22 women |
20 minutes |
Sympathetic hyperactivity |
| Raj and colleagues, 2000 [13] |
17 women |
14 women |
24 hours |
Sympathetic hyperactivity |
| Cohen and colleagues, 2001 [14] |
19 men |
19 men |
20 minutes |
Sympathetic hyperactivity |
| Stein and colleagues, 2004 [15] |
26 (19 women, 7 men) |
36 (18 women, 18 men) |
24 hours |
Sympathetic hyperactivity in women, not in men |
| Furlan and colleagues, 2005 [16] |
16 women |
16 women |
30 minutes |
Sympathetic hyperactivity |
| Ulas and colleagues, 2006 [17] |
34 women |
22 women |
30 minutes |
Sympathetic hyperactivity |
Martinez-Lavin Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007 9:216 doi:10.1186/ar2146 |
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