The Evaluation of Autonomic Arousals in Scoring Sleep Respiratory Disturbances with Polysomnography and Portable Monitor Devices: A Proof of Concept Study.

Pierre MayerAlberto Herrero BabiloniGabrielle BeetzSerguei MarshanskyZeina KaddahaPierre H RompréVincent JobinGilles J Lavigne

Published in: Nature and science of sleep (2020)

The use of autonomic arousals such as HRa can help to detect more respiratory disturbance events when compared to other indexes, being a variable that may help to capture borderline mild cases. This becomes especially relevant in type 3 recordings. Future research is needed to determine its validity, optimization, and its clinical significance.

Keyphrases

heart rate variability
heart rate
obstructive sleep apnea
respiratory tract
physical activity
current status
sleep quality
sleep apnea
blood pressure