SYMPATHETIC-NERVE ACTIVITY DURING SLEEP IN NORMAL SUBJECTS
SYMPATHETIC-NERVE ACTIVITY DURING SLEEP IN NORMAL SUBJECTS
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DOI:
10.1056/nejm199302043280502
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发表时间:
1993-02-04
影响因子:
158.5
通讯作者:
ABBOUD, FM
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作者:
SOMERS, VK;DYKEN, ME;ABBOUD, FM
Background. The early hours of the morning after awakening are associated with an increased frequency of events such as myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke. The triggering mechanisms for these events are not clear. We investigated whether autonomic changes occurring during sleep, particularly rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep, contribute to the initiation of such events.Methods. We measured blood pressure, heart rate, and sympathetic-nerve activity (using microneurography, which provides direct measurements of efferent sympathetic-nerve activity related to muscle blood vessels) in eight normal subjects while they were awake and while in the five stages of sleep.Results. The mean (+/-SE)amplitude of bursts of sympathetic-nerve activity and levels of blood pressure and heart rate declined significantly (P