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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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Autor principal: Ahmed, Tosaddak
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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