Device-guided paced respiration as an adjunctive therapy for hypertension in obstructive sleep apnea: A pilot feasibility study

Applied Psychophysiology Biofeedback

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 173-179

  Bertisch, Suzanne M ^a,b   Schomer, Ashley ^b   Kelly, Erin E ^b   Baloa, Leonardo A ^c   Hueser, Lauren E ^c   Pittman, Stephen D ^c   Malhotra, Atul ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breathing exercise; High blood pressure; Lung; Non pharmacological therapy; Paced respiration; Sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RESPIRATION; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052552470     PISSN: 10900586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10484-011-9158-x     Document Type: Article

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