Periodic limb movements during sleep and their effect on the cardiovascular system: Is there a final answer?

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 379-384

  Nannapaneni, Srikant ^a   Ramar, Kannan ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Cardiovascular; Heart failure; Periodic limb movement disorder; Periodic limb movement during sleep; Periodic limb movement index; Periodic limb movements; Sleep

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; GABAPENTIN; MAGNESIUM; MELATONIN; OPIATE; PRAMIPEXOLE; ROPINIROLE; SELEGILINE; VALPROIC ACID;

AROUSAL; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GENE FUNCTION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIODIC LIMB MOVEMENT DISORDER; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; REVIEW; SYMPATHETIC TONE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TACHYCARDIA; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HEART FAILURE; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; NOCTURNAL MYOCLONUS SYNDROME; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR;

AROUSAL; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; NOCTURNAL MYOCLONUS SYNDROME; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 84897542202     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: 18785506     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2013.12.014     Document Type: Review

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