The use of frequency domain measures of heart rate variability to identify patients at risk of sudden death

The use of spectral measures of heart ra

The use of spectral measures of heart rate variability to differentiate between male snorers and patients with sleep apnoea syndrome

✍ M. Dworschak; J. T. Maurer; T. Haschemian; H.-J. Rapp; K. F. Waschke 📂 Article 📅 2001 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 94 KB

Snoring is a characteristic feature of habitual snorers and patients with sleep apnoea syndrome. However, unlike snorers, sleep apnoea patients have an increased peri-operative morbidity. Presently available methods to differentiate between these two groups are either expensive, invasive or time con