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ULTRADIAN CARDIAC RHYTHMS IN SURGICAL INTENSIVE-CARE UNIT PATIENTS PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE Wilson, D. M., Kripke, D. F., MCCLURE, D. K., Greenburg, A. G. 1977; 39 (6): 432-435

Abstract

Several reports have suggested that heart rate may be regulated by an ultradian biological rhythm with a period of about 90--100 min. Blood pressure and heart rate were collected from 10 Surgical Intensive Care patients at 5-min intervals and analyzed by computer. No 90-min rhthms were found, indicating this rhythm has no significant influence on heart rate or blood pressure in postsurgical patients.

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