Heart rate variability in sleeping preterm neonates exposed to cool and warm thermal conditions.

Heart rate variability in sleeping preterm neonates exposed to cool and warm thermal conditions.

Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) remains the main cause of postneonatal infant death. Thermal stress is a major risk factor and makes infants more vulnerable to SIDS. Although it has been suggested that thermal stress could lead to SIDS by disrupting autonomic functions, clinical and physiopathol...

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Main Authors: Erwan Stéphan-Blanchard, Karen Chardon, André Léké, Stéphane Delanaud, Véronique Bach, Frédéric Telliez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3698119?pdf=render

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