title: Near-miss sudden infant death syndrome in eight infants with sleep apnea-related cardiac arrhythmias.
abstract: Eight full-term infants between 3 and 8 weeks of age, who had had 24 to 48 hours of vague problems involving a congested upper airway and/or irritability, had a life-threatening respiratory episode at home, called a near-miss for sudden infant death syndrome event. Polygraphically monitored mixed apneas occurred in clusters during non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep with significant cardiac arrhythmias, predominantly sinus arrest. The cardiorespiratory problems continued during sleep in the following 8 to 12 weeks but did not recur after that time, and there were no long-term sequelae when the children were studied again 4 to 7 years later.
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000503:physiopathology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000503:physiopathology; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012894:Sleep Stages / Q000502:physiology; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen