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Supine heart rate variability (HRV) and autonomic tests were carried to determine whether autonomic activity was affected in HIV positive patients. The pressor response following handgrip and cold pressor test was blunted in HIV+ patients, and the degree of dysfunction correlated with CD4 cell counts. The extent of autonomic impairment was mild and subclinical.
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Sakhuja, A., Goyal, A., Jaryal, A. et al. Heart rate variability and autonomic function tests in HIV positive individuals in India. Clin Auton Res 17, 193–196 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10286-007-0412-5
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