Over the last decades, assessment of heart rate variability (HRV) has increased in various fields of research. HRV describes changes in heartbeat intervals, whi

The development of a new tool, analytic device, or approach frequently facilitates rapid growth in scientific understanding, although the process is seldom line

In the 25 years since the first studies concerning RR interval variability in cardiac patients were published, heart rate variability has become a field of wide

This book not only discusses clinical applications, but also links HRV to systems biology and theories of complexity. This publication should be interesting for