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- HRV (heart rate variability) is a noninvasive measure used in clinical trials and research to assess how the autonomic nervous system reacts and is increasingly applied in acupuncture studies.
- The review covers the definition, origin, methods of analysis, and significance of HRV parameters, and discusses how acupuncture (and sham acupuncture) affects HRV.
- It highlights the need for careful analysis in future studies due to interference factors and varying data analysis methods that can result in differing experimental outcomes.
Article Abstract
The measurement of heart rate variability (HRV) has the advantages of noninvasiveness and simple operation and is widely used in clinical trials and scientific research for assessing reactions of the autonomic nervous system. More and more studies on acupuncture also take HRV as an important index. In addition to the definition, origin, analytical methods, and significance of time domain and frequency domain parameters of HRV, we reviewed the situations of application of HRV to acupuncture research in recent years, analyzed the influence of acupuncture and sham acupuncture, different acupuncture methods, and different acupoints on HRV, and confirmed the role of HRV in reflecting the effect of acupuncture on the vagal and sympathetic systems. However, various interference factors for HRV measurement and diverse methods for data analysis may lead to great differences in the experimental results of HRV and the interpretation of parameters. Therefore, careful analysis is needed in future studies on acupuncture with HRV as an observation index.
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