Cardiovascular Autonomic Control Is Altered in Children Born Preterm with Sleep Disordered Breathing

To assess if the effects of sleep disordered breathing (SDB) on heart rate (HR) and HR variability, as a measure of autonomic control, were more severe in a group of children born preterm compared with a group of children born at term referred to our sleep laboratory for assessment of SDB.

Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - November 13, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Blessy Thomas, Kamsajini Thillainathan, Maeve Delahunty, Aidan Weichard, Margot J. Davey, Gillian M. Nixon, Lisa M. Walter, Rosemary S.C. Horne Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research