Cardiac parasympathetic index identifies subjects with adult obstructive sleep apnea: A simultaneous polysomnographic-heart rate variability study.

To evaluate circadian fluctuations and night/day ratio of Heart Rate Variability (HRV) spectral components in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in comparison with controls.This is a simultaneous HRV-polysomnographic (PSG) study including 29 patients with OSA and 18 age-sex-matched controls...

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Main Authors: Maria Salsone, Basilio Vescio, Andrea Quattrone, Ferdinando Roccia, Miriam Sturniolo, Francesco Bono, Umberto Aguglia, Antonio Gambardella, Aldo Quattrone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5843243?pdf=render