Sleeping bradycardia during recovery from childhood status asthmaticus.
Seventeen of 67 children recovering from status asthmaticus developed sleeping bradycardia. They were compared to a control population of asthmatic children who did not develop sleeping bradycardia and differed only in the low heart rate. The authors speculate that this phenomenon is due to a combination of withdrawal of sympathomimetic stimulation and catch-up in REM (rapid eye movement) sleep.
D000628:Aminophylline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D007528:Isoetharine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012895:Sleep, REM; D013806:Theophylline / Q000097:blood
D000628:Aminophylline; D013806:Theophylline; D007545:Isoproterenol; D007528:Isoetharine