Cardiorespiratory Fitness Predicts Greater Vagal Autonomic Activity in Drug Users Under Stress

• Main Authors: Daniel Aranha Rego Cabral (Author), Kell Grandjean da Costa (Author), Vagner Deuel de Oliveira Tavares (Author), Maria Luiza de Medeiros Rêgo (Author), Heloiana Karoliny Campos Faro (Author), Eduardo Bodnariuc Fontes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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While drug use has been shown to impair cardiac autonomic regulation, exercise might overcome some of the damage. Herein, we describe how individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) have their heart rate variability (HRV) and drug-related behaviors negatively affected in response to a stressor. Ho...