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Key pointsThe regulation of cardiac function is seriously impaired in severe inflammatory diseases. One characteristic of this dysfunction is a strong reduction in heart rate variability (HRV) so that the cardiac cycle is more regular. This phenomenon is strongly correlated with an unfavourable prognosis in patients with systemic inflammation.Although the depression in HRV can be partially explained...