title: [Heart rate variability in patients with sleep associated breathing disorders].
abstract: The increased mortality among patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome has been explained in part by the increased incidence of pulmonary hypertension and coronary artery disease (CAD). A decreased heart rate variability has been shown to be associated with an increased mortality as well. We therefore screened 53 patients for sleep-related breathing disorders (SRBD) and heart rate variability (HRV) during the sleeping period. Standard time domain parameters were compared in a univariate multifactorial model for patients with an oxygen desaturation index (ODI) of more or less than 5 including the factors CAD, diabetes and beta-blocker use. The percentage of differences between RR-intervals that differ more than 50 ms (pNN > 50: 9.0 +/- 11.1% vs 19.2 +/- 22.2%; p < 0.05) as well as the root mean square of these differences (rMSSD: 38.0 +/- 29.0 msec vs 59.2 +/- 51.5 msec; p < 0.05) were significantly decreased in patients with SRBD. These results favour HRV for inclusion in future risk stratification models in patients with sleep-related breathing disorders.
authors.affiliation: Berufsgenossenschaftliche Kliniken Bergmannsheil-Universitätsklinik, Ruhr-Universität, Bochum.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ewig
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schäfer
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jelen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lüderitz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D017286:Polysomnography; D012016:Reference Values; D012307:Risk Factors; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen