Heart rate response to simulated obstructive apnea while awake predicts bradycardia during spontaneous obstructive sleep apnea

Int J Cardiol. 2015:186:216-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.245. Epub 2015 Mar 18.

Authors

Miriam Huettner¹, Ulrich Koehler¹, Christoph Nell¹, Karl Kesper¹, Olaf Hildebrandt¹, Wolfram Grimm²

Affiliations

¹ Sleep Disorder Unit of the Department of Pneumology, University Hospital of Marburg and Gießen, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
² Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Marburg and Gießen, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany. Electronic address: grimmwk.rauschenberg@t-online.de.

PMID: 25828119
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.245

No abstract available

Keywords: Bradycardia; Mueller maneuver; Obstructive sleep apnea.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Bradycardia / etiology
Bradycardia / physiopathology*
Electrocardiography
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Conduction System / physiopathology*
Heart Rate / physiology*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Sleep / physiology
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / complications
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / physiopathology*