Obstructive sleep apnoea-related respiratory events and desaturation severity are associated with the cardiac response

Obstructive sleep apnoea-related respiratory events and desaturation severity are associated with the cardiac response

Background Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) causes, among other things, intermittent blood oxygen desaturations, increasing the sympathetic tone. Yet the effect of desaturations on heart rate variability (HRV), a simple and noninvasive method for assessing sympathovagal balance, has not been comprehen...

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Main Authors: Salla Hietakoste, Tuomas Karhu, Saara Sillanmäki, Raquel Bailón, Thomas Penzel, Juha Töyräs, Timo Leppänen, Sami Myllymaa, Samu Kainulainen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2022-10-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/8/4/00121-2022.full

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