The differences between daytime and nighttime heart rate variability may usefully predict the apnea-hypopnea index in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Autor: Eui-Cheol, Nam, Kwang Jin, Chun, Jun Yeon, Won, Jeong-Whun, Kim, Woo Hyun, Lee
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: J Clin Sleep Med
ISSN: 1550-9397
1550-9389
Popis: STUDY OBJECTIVES: The association between daytime/nighttime heart rate variability (HRV) and the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) remains unclear. We sought a relationship between AHI and the daytime-to-nighttime HRV ratio as measured by 24-hour Holter monitoring in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. METHODS: We prospectively enrolled 66 patients who visited our sleep clinic complaining of habitual snoring or sleep apnea. All underwent 24-hour Holter monitoring (to measure HRV) combined with full-night polysomnography. Sixty-two met our enrollment criteria. We evaluated the associations between HRV frequency domains and the polysomnography indices. We also considered medical histories and anthropometric data. RESULTS: The nighttime very-low-frequency (VLF), low-frequency (LF), and high-frequency HRVs were significantly higher than the daytime values. On correlation analysis, the day/night VLF (r = .550, P
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