Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Cardiology
Heart Rate Variability In Non-Apneic Snorers And Controls Before And After Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, Gregory J. Gates, Susan E. Mateika, Jason H. Mateika
Heart Rate Variability In Non-Apneic Snorers And Controls Before And After Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, Gregory J. Gates, Susan E. Mateika, Jason H. Mateika
Wayne State University Associated BioMed Central Scholarship
Abstract
Background
We hypothesized that sympathetic nervous system activity (SNSA) is increased and parasympathetic nervous system activity (PNSA) is decreased during non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep in non-apneic, otherwise healthy, snoring individuals compared to control. Moreover, we hypothesized that these alterations in snoring individuals would be more evident during non-snoring than snoring when compared to control.
Methods
To test these hypotheses, heart rate variability was used to measure PNSA and SNSA in 11 normotensive non-apneic snorers and 12 control subjects before and 7-days after adapting to nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP).
Results
Our results showed that SNSA was increased …