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Measures of HRV included root mean square of successive RR interval differences (RMSSD) and standard deviation of NN (or RR) intervals (SDNN).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Sixty subjects completed the study (68% female, mean age 61 \u00b113 years, mean BMI 32 \u00b1 8). There was a significant increase in fRHI (1.88 \u00b1 0.14 to 2.10 \u00b1 0.14, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.02) after singing with no significant change in the RHI (1.99 \u00b1 0.10 to 2.12 \u00b1 0.09, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.22). There was a reduction in HRV during singing (compared to baseline) (RMSSD: 42.0 \u00b1 5 to 32.6 \u00b1 4, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.004 and SDNN: 54 \u00b1 4 to 33.5 \u00b1 3, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.009). HRV measures trended back toward baseline after singing.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>A short duration of singing improved vascular function acutely. 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