Influence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Moderate-To-Severe Sleep Apnoea in Overnight Cardiac Autonomic Modulation: Time, Frequency and Non-Linear Analyses

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most prevalent lung diseases worldwide. COPD patients show major dysfunction in cardiac autonomic modulation due to sustained hypoxaemia, which has been significantly related to higher risk of cardiovascular disease. Obstructive sleep apnoea...

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Main Authors: Daniel Álvarez, Ana Sánchez-Fernández, Ana M. Andrés-Blanco, Gonzalo C. Gutiérrez-Tobal, Fernando Vaquerizo-Villar, Verónica Barroso-García, Roberto Hornero, Félix del Campo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-04-01
Series:Entropy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/21/4/381