Clinical & Experimental Cardiology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9880
ISSN: 2155-9880
Chen Lin
People's Republic of China
Research Article
Low-altitude Mountain Tourism Increases Overall Heart Rate Variability and Decreases Heart Rate and Blood Pressures in Healthy Adults
Author(s): Chen-Hsu Wang, Audrey Ming-Li Fan, Chen Lin and Cheng-Deng KuoChen-Hsu Wang, Audrey Ming-Li Fan, Chen Lin and Cheng-Deng Kuo
Background: People often feel comfort and relaxation during low-altitude mountain tourism below 1500 meters above sea level (MASL). But the real effects of low-altitude mountain tourism on humans are not well understood.
Methods: Three different low-altitude locations (30, 520 and 1080 MASL) were chosen for Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and hemodynamic analyses in 49 healthy adults.
Results: The Heart Rate (HR) and Blood Pressures (BP) were decreased, whereas the Standard Deviation (SDRR) and Coefficient of Variation (CVRR) of RR intervals, Total Power (TP), Low-Frequency Power (LFP) and High-Frequency Power (HFP) of HRV were increased at 520 and 1080 MASL, as compared with those at 30 MASL. The age of subjects correlated negatively with SDRR, CVRR, TP and HFP, and correlated positively with normalized very-low-frequency .. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-9880.1000357