Short-term complexity of cardiac autonomic control during sleep: REM as a potential risk factor for cardiovascular system in aging.

INTRODUCTION: Sleep is a complex phenomenon characterized by important modifications throughout life and by changes of autonomic cardiovascular control. Aging is associated with a reduction of the overall heart rate variability (HRV) and a decrease of complexity of autonomic cardiac regulation. The...

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Main Authors: Antoine U Viola, Eleonora Tobaldini, Sarah L Chellappa, Karina Rabello Casali, Alberto Porta, Nicola Montano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3081328?pdf=render