Cardiorespiratory phase-coupling is reduced in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

Cardiac and respiratory rhythms reveal transient phases of phase-locking which were proposed to be an important aspect of cardiorespiratory interaction. The aim of this study was to quantify cardio-respiratory phase-locking in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We investigated overnight polysomnography...

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Main Authors: Muammar M Kabir, Hany Dimitri, Prashanthan Sanders, Ral Antic, Eugene Nalivaiko, Derek Abbott, Mathias Baumert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2869347?pdf=render