The importance of the very low frequency power of heart rate variability in screening of patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Abdulnasir Hossen*, Bader Al Ghunaimi, Mohammed Hassan

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Abstract

Sleep apnea is a complete or partial cessation of breathing during sleep. Obstructive sleep Apnea (OSA) is the common form of apnea that occurs when the upper airway is partially or completely obstructed due to the relaxation of dilating muscles. In developed countries the cost of investigating patients has increased considerably during the last decade as the only reliable method for the diagnosis of OSA until now is overnight sleep studies (Polysomnography), which is a cumbersome, time consuming and expensive procedure requiring specially trained polysomnographers and needs recording of ECG, EEG, EMG, EOG, nasal air respiratory effort and oxygen saturation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2011 IEEE Symposium on Industrial Electronics and Applications, ISIEA 2011
Pages638-642
Number of pages5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Event2011 IEEE Symposium on Industrial Electronics and Applications, ISIEA 2011 - Langkawi, Malaysia
Duration: Sept 25 2011Sept 28 2011

Publication series

Name2011 IEEE Symposium on Industrial Electronics and Applications, ISIEA 2011

Other

Other2011 IEEE Symposium on Industrial Electronics and Applications, ISIEA 2011
Country/TerritoryMalaysia
CityLangkawi
Period9/25/119/28/11

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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