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Baroreflex modulation during sleep and in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

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Check out this Knowledge Base article from StressTherapy Solutions: Baroreflex modulation during sleep and in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

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Study at a glance

Area
Sleep
Study type
Review & meta-analysis
Authors
Cortelli P, Lombardi C, Montagna P, Parati G
Journal
Autonomic Neuroscience
Year
2012
Population
Adults

Key findings

  • Describes normal sleep-related changes in blood pressure and heart rate and their control
  • Reviews methods for assessing baroreflex function in people
  • Connects autonomic disruption in sleep apnea to hypertension and daytime sleepiness

DOI 10.1016/j.autneu.2012.02.005 → PubMed 22465134 →

A review of how the body's blood-pressure reflex (the baroreflex) and the brain's autonomic centers work together to change heart rate and blood pressure across sleep stages, and what goes wrong in obstructive sleep apnea. It explains how the reflex is measured, including through heart rate and blood pressure variability, and links its disruption to the hypertension and daytime sleepiness common in sleep apnea.