REM sleep-related brady-arrhythmia syndrome

Sleep and Breathing

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 195-199

  Janssens, Wim ^a   Willems, Rik ^a   Pevernagie, Dirk ^b   Buyse, Bertien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

AV block; Cardiac arrhythmia; Pacemaker; REM sleep; Sinus arrest; Sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ASYSTOLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; REM SLEEP; SINUS ARREST; SLOW WAVE SLEEP; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADULT; AROUSAL; BODY MASS INDEX; BRADYCARDIA; DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REM SLEEP PARASOMNIAS; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP; SLEEP, REM;

EID: 34548150702     PISSN: 15209512     EISSN: 15221709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11325-007-0105-2     Document Type: Article

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