Relationship between arrhythmia and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome of the elderly
- VernacularTitle:老年人阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停综合征与心律失常关系的探讨
- Author:
Jingning YANG
;
Yumei XIAO
;
Guofan XU
;
Wei HUANG
;
Meiyan LIAO
;
Fangzheng WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Sleep apnea syndromes;
Arrhythmia;
Oximetry
- From:
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics
2001;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To study the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea syndrome(OSAS) in the elderly and the occurrence and development of arrhythmia. Methods A total of 120 OSAS patients and 40 normal controls were selected and their polysomnography(PSG) or dynamic blood oxygen and analyzed holter were monitored. Results The total number of the reduction in apnta hypopnea index (AHI) and arterial orygen saturation (SaO 2) over 0.04 and the lasted period during SaO 20.05), while the incidences of the intermediate and serious groups significantly increased(P
