Heart Rate Responses to Autonomic Challenges in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

  • Posted in Sleep Apnoea
  •  By Loran Simon

Can obstructive sleep apnoea affect heart rate? A recent study assessed heart rate responses in OSA versus healthy control subjects to autonomic challenges, and, separately, characterised female and male patterns. Ninety-four subjects, including 37 newly-diagnosed, untreated OSA patients, and 57 healthy control subjects were studied. The study showed that heart rate responses showed lower amplitude, delayed onset, and slower rate changes in OSA patients over healthy controls, and impairments may be more pronounced in females. The dysfunctions may reflect central injury in the syndrome, and suggest autonomic deficiencies that may contribute to further tissue and functional pathologies.

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http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0076631

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