Heart rate variability in normal and pathological sleep

E Tobaldini, L Nobili, S Strada, KR Casali… - Frontiers in …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Sleep is a physiological process involving different biological systems, from molecular to
organ level; its integrity is essential for maintaining health and homeostasis in human …

Nocturnal deterioration after ischemic stroke and autonomic dysfunction: hypothesis and implications

I Palamarchuk, K Kimpinski, C Lippert… - Cerebrovascular …, 2013 - karger.com
Background: A significant number of patients admitted to hospital after acute ischemic stroke
deteriorate clinically. Deterioration is generally noted within the first 48 h after stroke onset …

Impaired blood pressure control in children with obstructive sleep apnea

LM Walter, SR Yiallourou, A Vlahandonis, SA Sands… - Sleep Medicine, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults has been associated with
hypertension, low baroreflex sensitivity (BRS), a delayed heart rate response to changing …

Unstable sleep and higher sympathetic activity during late‐sleep periods of rats: implication for late‐sleep‐related higher cardiovascular events

TBJ Kuo, CT LAI, CYU CHEN… - Journal of Sleep …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
We proposed that the higher incidence of sleep fragmentation, sympathovagal imbalance
and baroreceptor reflex impairment during quiet sleep may play a critical role in late‐sleep …

Cardiac autonomic control in Brugada syndrome patients during sleep: the effects of sleep disordered breathing

E Tobaldini, J Brugada, B Benito, I Molina… - International journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Aims Brugada syndrome is characterized by typical ECG features, ventricular arrhythmias
and sudden cardiac death (SCD), more frequent during nighttime. Autonomic cardiovascular …

System and method for assessing sleep quality

JE Mietus, CK Peng, RJ Thomas… - US Patent …, 2013 - Google Patents
An assessment of sleep quality and sleep disordered breathing is determined from
cardiopulmonary coupling between two physiological data series. An RR interval series is …

Assessment of sleep quality and sleep disordered breathing based on cardiopulmonary coupling

JE Mietus, CK Peng, RJ Thomas… - US Patent …, 2013 - Google Patents
An assessment of sleep quality and sleep disordered breathing is determined from the
cardiopulmonary coupling between two physiological data series. In an embodiment, an RR …

Autonomic Cardiovascular Control in Hyperthyroid Women during Sleep

E Tobaldini, M Pecis, M Bulgheroni… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Hyperthyroidism is characterized by hyperadrenergic symptoms (ie, tachycardia, anxiety,
and increased metabolic state). Although hyperthyroid patients often complain about an …