Comparison between blood pressure during obstructive respiratory events in REM and NREM sleep using pulse transit time

Abstract Rapid eye movement-predominant obstructive sleep apnea has been shown to be independently associated with hypertension. This study aimed to non-invasively measure blood pressure during the rapid eye movement (REM) and non-rapid eye movement (NREM) obstructive events and the post-obstructive...

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Main Authors: Aljohara S. Almeneessier, Mana Alshahrani, Salih Aleissi, Omeima S. Hammad, Awad H. Olaish, Ahmed S. BaHammam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-60281-2