Correlation between the severity of obstructive sleep apnea and heart rate variability indices

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 226-231

  Park, Doo Heum ^a   Shin, Chul Jin ^b   Hong, Seok Chan ^a   Yu, Jaehak ^a   Ryu, Seung Ho ^a   Kim, Eui Joong ^c   Shin, Hong Beom ^c   Shin, Byoung Hak ^a  

^a Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^c Eulji University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Heart rate; Polysomnography; Sleep apnea, obstructive; Spectrum analysis

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OXIMETRY; PATHOLOGY; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 43449125313     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2008.23.2.226     Document Type: Article

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