Impact of sleep-disordered breathing on heart rate turbulence in heart failure patients.

BACKGROUND: Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is associated with adverse outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). Additionally, heart rate turbulence (HRT) reflects changes in the sinus cycle length of baroreceptor in response to hemodynamic fluctuations after ventricular premature beat...

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Main Authors: Akiomi Yoshihisa, Satoshi Suzuki, Mai Takiguchi, Takeshi Shimizu, Satoshi Abe, Takamasa Sato, Takayoshi Yamaki, Koichi Sugimoto, Hiroyuki Kunii, Kazuhiko Nakazato, Hitoshi Suzuki, Shu-ichi Saitoh, Yasuchika Takeishi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4072775?pdf=render