Sleep, dreams, and sudden death: The case for sleep as an autonomic stress test for the heart

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 181-211

  Verrier, Richard L ^a   Muller, James E ^a   Hobson, J Allan ^b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Autonomic nervous system; Sleep

Indexed keywords

COMPLICATION; ETIOLOGY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH;

NON-PROGRAMMATIC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DREAMS; HEART DISEASES; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SLEEP, REM;

EID: 0029971289     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0008-6363(95)00211-1     Document Type: Review

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