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Editorial
. 2006 Apr;92(4):433-4.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.071902. Epub 2005 Dec 9.

The sound of silence is music to the heart

P D Larsen, D C Galletly
Editorial

The sound of silence is music to the heart

P D Larsen et al. Heart. 2006 Apr.

Abstract

The underlying tempo of different types of music may have an effect on heart rate and blood pressure.

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