Arousal in obstructive sleep apnoea patients is associated with ECG RR and QT interval shortening and PR interval lengthening

Journal of Sleep Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 188-195

  Smith, Janet H ^a,b   Baumert, Mathias ^a   Nalivaiko, Eugene ^c   McEvoy, Ronald Douglas ^a,b,c   Catcheside, Peter G ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arousal; Cardiac responses; Obstructive sleep apnoea

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PR INTERVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; RR INTERVAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; AROUSAL; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; BODY MASS INDEX; BRAIN STEM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE NET; OXYGEN; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REFLEX; RISK FACTORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SLEEP STAGES; SLEEP, REM;

EID: 65749106516     PISSN: 09621105     EISSN: 13652869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2008.00720.x     Document Type: Article

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