Objective:To study the effect of respiratory frequency on spectral components of rabbit heart rate variability(HRV) and to discuss how to exclude it. Methods:Totally 12 healthy male rabbits aged 4-5 months and weighting 2.5-3.0 kg were selected. Rabbit respiratory control system was established. Electrocardiograph,instant blood pressure and respiratory waveform under different respira-tory frequencies(RF)(40,50,60 times/min) were recorded synchronously via SKY-A4(a three channel electrophysiolograph). HRV & BRS2.0-a HRV analysis system was used to observe the shift of high frequency peak(HFP) and to analyze power spectra density(PSD). Two different analysis methods were adopted to analyze PSD:traditional heart rate variability(tHRV) analysis method and enhanced heart rate variability(eHRV) analysis method. Comparison between the results of the two methods was made. Results:①the shift of HFP:HFP was located at the conjunction of low frequency(LF) segment and high frequency(HF) segment when RF 50 times/min;HFP shifted into the LF segment when RF 40 times/min;total HFP shifted to HF segment when RF 60 times/min. ②tHRV results:RF exerted no effect on total power while significantly affected LF,LFnorm,HF,HFnorm. Compared with those when RF 50 times/min,HF and HFnorm decreased(P=0.179,P=0.011)while LF,LFnorm,LF/HF increased(P=0.04,P=0.001,P=0.028) when RF 60 times/min. Compared with those when RF 50 times/min,HF and HFnorm decreased while LF,LFnorm,LF/HF increased when RF 40 times/min.③eHRV results:there was no significant difference in LF,LFnorm,HF,HFnorm,LF/HF when RF 60 times/min and RF 40 times/min compared with those when RF 50 times/min. Conclusion:RF slowing down would shift HFP to relatively low frequency,sometimes to LF segment,which would increase LF and decrease HF. Enhanced HRV analysis could exclude this influence.