@article{Fernandes_Seara_2021, title={Heart rate variability for small animal veterinarians - A concise debate}, volume={43}, url={https://bjvm.org.br/BJVM/article/view/1217}, DOI={10.29374/2527-2179.bjvm003621}, abstractNote={<p>This manuscript aims to provide a simple and concise discussion on heart rate variability (HRV) for small animal veterinarians. Despite the fact that heart rate variability analysis techniques have been used for quite a long time in medical sciences, it seems to be not completely understood by a large fraction of veterinarian professionals, thereby, reducing the possible benefits to patients that could arise from such information. The analysis of the R-R intervals enables the veterinarian to evaluate autonomic sympathetic and parasympathetic modulation of the heart, composing the so-called cardiac autonomic balance. Several pathophysiological states lead to profound changes in autonomic balance, especially in the cardiovascular system. Therefore, heart rate variability methods remain a valuable and powerful tool for the diagnosis and prognosis of cardiovascular diseases.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicine}, author={Fernandes, Luciano Gonçalves and Seara, Fernando de Azevedo Cruz}, year={2021}, month={Oct.}, pages={e003621} }