OBJECTIVES: To investigate the activity of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) during sleep in children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), in order to detect a possible cardiac ANS imbalance analyzing heart rate variability (HRV). METHODS: 43 subjects between 4 and 12years of age (7.26±2.8years), undergoing a diagnostic assessment for OSA were evaluated. A time domain index (R-apnea index) was developed to evaluate HRV strictly related to obstructive events during sleep. Poincaré plot of RR intervals during the whole night was calculated. RESULTS: R-apnea index was negatively correlated with apnea hypopnea index (AHI) (r=-0.360, p=0.028). AHI and the duration of the disease were the only variables that were significantly correlated with R-apnea index. Three groups were subsequently created according to polysomnographic findings considering AHI. R-apnea index resulted significantly lower in patient with severe OSA compared to primary snoring/mild OSA subjects (p<0.05). Looking at Poincaré plot, SD1 showed a diminishing trend with severity of OSA, however not reaching statistical significance. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest an autonomic impairment in OSA children evidenced by the altered HRV both in the very short term (R-apnea index) and in short term (SD1).

Autonomic imbalance during apneic episodes in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea / Vitelli, Ottavio; Del Pozzo, M; Baccari, G; Rabasco, Jole; Pietropaoli, Nicoletta; Barreto, Mario; Villa, MARIA PIA. - In: CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY. - ISSN 1388-2457. - 127:1(2015), pp. 1-5. [10.1016/j.clinph.2015.05.025]

Autonomic imbalance during apneic episodes in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea

VITELLI, OTTAVIO;RABASCO, JOLE;PIETROPAOLI, NICOLETTA;BARRETO, Mario;VILLA, MARIA PIA
2015

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OBJECTIVES: To investigate the activity of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) during sleep in children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), in order to detect a possible cardiac ANS imbalance analyzing heart rate variability (HRV). METHODS: 43 subjects between 4 and 12years of age (7.26±2.8years), undergoing a diagnostic assessment for OSA were evaluated. A time domain index (R-apnea index) was developed to evaluate HRV strictly related to obstructive events during sleep. Poincaré plot of RR intervals during the whole night was calculated. RESULTS: R-apnea index was negatively correlated with apnea hypopnea index (AHI) (r=-0.360, p=0.028). AHI and the duration of the disease were the only variables that were significantly correlated with R-apnea index. Three groups were subsequently created according to polysomnographic findings considering AHI. R-apnea index resulted significantly lower in patient with severe OSA compared to primary snoring/mild OSA subjects (p<0.05). Looking at Poincaré plot, SD1 showed a diminishing trend with severity of OSA, however not reaching statistical significance. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest an autonomic impairment in OSA children evidenced by the altered HRV both in the very short term (R-apnea index) and in short term (SD1).
2015
autonomic nervous system; obstructive sleep apnea; children; heart rate variability; pediatric; autonomic impairment
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Autonomic imbalance during apneic episodes in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea / Vitelli, Ottavio; Del Pozzo, M; Baccari, G; Rabasco, Jole; Pietropaoli, Nicoletta; Barreto, Mario; Villa, MARIA PIA. - In: CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY. - ISSN 1388-2457. - 127:1(2015), pp. 1-5. [10.1016/j.clinph.2015.05.025]
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