Recent research has begun to show the role of the activity of the vagus nerve in cancer
prognosis. However, it remains unknown whether cancer severity can impair vagal nerve …

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) may modulate autonomic control of the heart
because omega-3 PUFA is abundant in the brain and other nervous tissue as well as in …

BACKGROUND Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common medical condition that is
increasing in prevalence. Existing published evidence has revealed through regression …

Results During a median 87-month follow-up, 77 patients (27%) died. Age, left ventricular
ejection fraction, serum albumin, C-reactive protein, and calcium× phosphate independently …

The repeated measurements of heart rate variability (HRV) is more relevant than a single
HRV measurement in predicting patient prognosis but is less addressed previously. This …

Introduction It has been suggested that sudden cardiac death (SCD) contributes around
50% of cardiovascular and 27% of all-cause mortality in hemodialysis patients. The true …

Background In patients with end‐stage kidney disease, sudden cardiac death is more
frequent after a long interdialytic interval, within 6 hours after the end of a hemodialysis …

Dialysis patients experience 10–20 times higher cardiovascular mortality than the general
population. The high burden of both conventional and nontraditional risk factors attributable …

Background and objectives: Cardiovascular events are common in patients with ESRD.
Whether sympathetic overactivity or vagal withdrawal contribute to cardiovascular events is …

Background and Objectives Patients with severe kidney function impairment often have
autonomic dysfunction, which could be evaluated noninvasively by heart rate variability …