We read with great interest the article by
Gibbons et al., 2017
who evaluated whether heart rate variability, the electrocardiographic QT interval,
or both, are associated with the severity and outcome of Parkinson's disease (PD).
Despite the importance and scientific perspectives of this study, we have some comments
and concerns.- Gibbons C.H.
- Simon D.K.
- Huang M.
- Tilley B.
- Aminoff M.J.
- Bainbridge J.L.
- Brodsky M.
- Freeman R.
- Goudreau J.
- Hamill R.W.
- Luo S.T.
- Singer C.
- Videnovic A.
- Bodis-Wollner I.
- Wong P.S.
- NINDS Exploratory Trials in Parkinson Disease (NET-PD) Investigators
Autonomic and electrocardiographic findings in Parkinson's disease.
Auton. Neurosci. 2017; 205: 93-98
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Publication history
Published online: October 17, 2017
Accepted:
October 10,
2017
Received:
July 23,
2017
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