HRV analysis is a powerful, accurate, reliable, and reproducible physiological assessment.
It is found that lowered HRV is associated with aging, decreased autonomic activity, hormonal tonus, specific types of autonomic neuropathies (e.g. diabetic neuropathy) and increased risk of sudden cardiac death after acute heart attack.
Research indicates that depression, panic disorders and anxiety have a negative impact on autonomic function, typically causing depletion of the parasympathetic tonus. On the other hand, an increased sympathetic tonus is associated with a lowered threshold for ventricular fibrillation.