?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Heart+Rate+Turbulence%3A+a+Review&rft.creator=Watanabe%2C+Mari+A.&rft.subject=Indian+Pacing+and+Electrophysiology+Journal&rft.description=Heart+rate+turbulence+(HRT)+is+a+recently+coined+phrase+that+describes+the+short+term+fluctuation+in+sinus+cycle+length+that+follows+a+ventricular+premature+complex+(VPC).+Its+proven+clinical+significance+lies+in+its+ability+to+predict+mortality+and+sudden+cardiac+death+following+myocardial+infarction%2C+although+small+studies+suggest+that+it+is+also+applicable+to+many+other+cardiac+diseases.+This+review+will+attempt+to+summarize+the+literature+to+date%2C+and+to+speculate+on+possible+mechanisms.+Because+HRT+is+a+new+field%2C+there+are+only+a+handful+of+full+length+papers+on+it.+In+order+to+present+the+full+breadth+of+the+research+being+carried+out%2C+the+information+provided+here+is+based+on+conference+abstracts+as+well+as+peer+reviewed+articles%2C+and+readers+should+keep+this+in+mind.+Most+of+the+literature+cited+here%2C+and+downloadable+HRT+calculation+programs+(in+C%2B%2B)+are+available+on+the+website+www.h-r-t.org.+&rft.publisher=Indian+Pacing+and+Electrophysiology+Group&rft.contributor=Singh%2C+Balbir&rft.contributor=Lokhandwala%2C+Yash&rft.contributor=Francis%2C+Johnson&rft.contributor=Gupta%2C+Anup&rft.date=2003-01&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=text%2Fhtml&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4292%2F1%2Fwatanabe.htm&rft.identifier=++Watanabe%2C+Mari+A.++(2003)+Heart+Rate+Turbulence%3A+a+Review.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4292%2F