Effects of Acupuncture on Heart Rate Variability in Beagles; Preliminary Results

Table 2

Effect of acupuncture on HRV after blocking the autonomic function.

Phase	LF (bpm^2)	HF (bpm^2)	LF/HF
Control	37.27 ± 16.20	45.02 ± 25.32	0.91 ± 0.32
Atropine/propranolol	13.97 ± 5.72*	14.15 ± 9.30**	1.83 ± 1.77**
Acupuncture	14.44 ± 5.75*	22.97 ± 17.45**	1.57 ± 1.05**

^∗𝑃<0.05; **𝑃<0.01 (LF: low frequency band; HF: high frequency band; LF/HF: ratio; bpm: beats per minute).