Exercise heart rate recovery assessment of the cardiac autonomic nervous system in workers occupationally exposed to lead

• Main Authors: Uğur Nadir Karakulak (Author), Ömer Hınç Yılmaz (Author), Engin Tutkun (Author), Meşide Gündüzöz (Author), Banu Evranos (Author), Emine Ercan Onay (Author), Mehmet Aytürk (Author), Müjgan Tek Öztürk (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: KARE Publishing, 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: The aim of the present study was to assess cardiac autonomic function via indices of exercise heart rate recovery (HRR) in workers occupationally exposed to lead. Methods: A total of 98 lead-exposed workers and 98 healthy controls were enrolled. All underwent exercise testing and transtho...