Inverse coupling between respiratory and cardiac oscillators in a life-threatening event in a neonate.
The authors report the case of a baby boy born at a gestational age of 32 weeks who experienced a life-threatening event triggered by vagal overactivity, associated with a transient phase of inverse coupling with a 1:1 phase ratio between ECG and respiration, resulting in respiratory arrest. This case report highlights the vital importance of coupling between cardiac and respiratory oscillators, especially in premature infants or neonates.
Wallois
Fabrice
F
GRAMFC, EFSN Pédiatrique, Pediatric Nervous System Functional Investigations Unit, CHU Amiens Nord, Amiens Cedex, France. fabrice.wallois@u-picardie.fr
Aarabi
Ardalan
A
Kongolo
Guy
G
Léké
André
A
Grebe
Reinhard
R
D001049:Apnea / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005865:Gestational Age; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D012119:Respiration; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index