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Increased Vagal Tone and Sleep Apnea Syndrome
It has been observed that atrial overdrive pacing abolishes sleep apnea syndrome, but how it does so has not been explained. There is a possibility that it sends a retrograde inhibitory impulse to the vagal center in the brainstem, which in turn reduces the vagal tone, and thus prevents sleep apnea....
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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American Journal of Therapeutics
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4885585/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25933142 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MJT.0000000000000240 |