REVIEW ARTICLE
Internal Medicine
doi: 10.25005/2074-0581-2025-27-4-941-951
HEART RATE VARIABILITY ANALYSIS: PREDICTOR OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR RISKS IN OLDER ADULTS

F.D. BOBOEV1, SH.F. ODINAEV2, A.A. UMAROV1, N.D. SHARIFOVA1, SH.A. SULAYMONOVA1

1Department of Internal Diseases No. 2, Avicenna Tajik State Medical University, Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan
2Department of Internal Diseases No. 1, Avicenna Tajik State Medical University, Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan

Advanced age is associated with significant changes in the cardiovascular system, which include a decreased adaptive capacity and an elevated risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD). Analyzing heart rate variability (HRV) is an essential tool for assessing the state of the autonomic nervous

system (ANS) and predicting CVD risk.

A review of publications from 2010 to 2024 was conducted using the PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar databases. The inclusion criteria for the review were publications written in Russian or English; studies involving elderly patients (aged 60 and older); articles that assessed HRV in relation to CVD; and publications that provided full texts. The exclusion criteria included articles published before 2010; reports of isolated clinical cases; studies that did not include data on elderly patients; and redundant publications. Out of 686 sources reviewed, 52 publications met the specified criteria.

Keywords: Heart rate variability, old age, cardiovascular diseases, arterial hypertension, coronary artery disease, chronic heart failure.

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Boboev Firdavs Davronovich,
PhD Student of the Department of Internal Diseases No. 2, Avicenna Tajik State Medical University
ORCID ID: 0000-0001-5773-6914
SPIN: 3172-2585
E-mail: fredi-tj@mail.ru

Odinaev Shukhrat Farkhodovich,
Doctor of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Internal Diseases No. 1, Avicenna Tajik State Medical University
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-4188-5955
E-mail: nnnn70@mail.ru

Umarov Akhmad Abubakrovich,
Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Internal Diseases No. 2, Avicenna Tajik State Medical University
ORCID ID: 0009-0007-2719-7957
E-mail: ahmad.umarov@bk.ru

Sharifova Nilufar Dzhuraevna,
Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Internal Diseases No. 1, Avicenna Tajik State Medical University
ORCID ID: 0009-0002-3933-481X
E-mail: nina20-a@mail.ru

Sulaymonova Shakhrikhon Amonovna,
Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Internal Diseases No. 2, Avicenna Tajik State Medical University
ORCID ID: 0009-0009-7737-5154
E-mail: cardiology64@mail.ru

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