Sleep and Control of Heart Rate
George C, Kryger M. Sleep and Control of Heart Rate. Clinics In Chest Medicine 1985, 6: 595-601. PMID: 3853478, DOI: 10.1016/s0272-5231(21)00397-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart rateTotal peripheral vascular resistanceSinus arrhythmiaExaggerated sinus arrhythmiaAutonomic nervous system activityPeripheral vascular resistanceTransient AV blockNormal hemoglobin concentrationAutonomic nervous activityNervous system activityHeart rate responseStages of sleepVascular resistanceBlood pressureVentricular functionCardiac outputAV blockRhythm disturbancesCarotid bodyLung inflationNervous activityREM sleepRespiratory arrhythmiaHemoglobin concentrationRespiratory rate