The objective of this study was to determine whether subjects with congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) had an increased frequency of cardiac arrhythmias and decreased heart rate variability when compared to subjects without a known deficit in control of breathing, and that these abnor
Idiopathic congenital central hypoventilation syndrome: the next generation
โ Scribed by Silvestri, Jean M. ;Chen, Maida L. ;Weese-Mayer, Debra E. ;McQuitty, John M. ;Carveth, Holly J. ;Nielson, Dennis W. ;Borowitz, Drucy ;Cerny, Frank
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 64 KB
- Volume
- 112
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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