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Heart Rate Variability Markers as Correlates of Survival in Recipients of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

OBJECTIVES
To assess pre-/post-transplantation changes in autonomic tone, as measured by heart rate variability (HRV), among patients undergoing hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) and to look at those changes as they relate to post-transplantation survival rates.  .


SAMPLE & SETTING
Data were derived from a sample of 27 English-speaking patients undergoing allogeneic or autologous HCT at Stanford University.  .


METHODS & VARIABLES
A survival analysis using the Kaplan-Meier estimator was employed to explore whether increased HRV would enhance survival probabilities over time among patients undergoing HCT. .


RESULTS
An increased probability of survival was significantly related to increases in two HRV indexes.


IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING
HRV may be a useful predictor of mortality among patients undergoing HCT. Interventions deliverable by nurses could be used to enhance HRV for patients identified as being at risk for early mortality.