February 1, 1997SLEEPOpen Access

Heart Rate Variability in Children With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

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Why the study?

Does obstructive sleep apnea syndrome alter beat-to-beat heart rate variability in children compared to primary snorers without OSAS?

Structured PICO

Does obstructive sleep apnea syndrome alter beat-to-beat heart rate variability in children compared to primary snorers without OSAS?

Population

14 children, including 7 with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) (mean age 4.5 years, apnea index 19.5 +/- 5.1) and 7 primary snorers without OSAS serving as controls (mean age 4.7, apnea index 0).

Intervention

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS)

Comparator

Primary snorers without OSAS

Outcome

Beat-to-beat cardiac variability at different heart rates assessed via Poincaré plots of R-R intervals from 6-hour polysomnographic recordingssurrogate

Children with OSAS exhibit characteristic alterations in beat-to-beat heart rate variability, which could potentially assist in screening for the condition.

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Implication

OSAS-linked HRV alterations may support pediatric screening; case-control data leave clinical adoption open pending validation.

Cite This Study

Aljadeff et al. (1997) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a701191e36a167817e1cb37 https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/20.2.151

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Heart Rate Variability in Children With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

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Heart Rate Variability in Children With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

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