Inverse coupling between ultradian oscillations in delta wave activity and heart rate variability during sleep
Objective: We investigate the relationship between changes in heart rate variability and electroencephalographic (EEG) activity during sleep. Method: Nine male subjects with regular non-rapid-eye movement-rapid-eye movement (NREM-REM) sleep cycles were included in the study. They underwent EEG and c...
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| Vydáno v: | Clinical neurophysiology Ročník 112; číslo 6; s. 992 - 996 |
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| Médium: | Journal Article Konferenční příspěvek |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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Shannon
Elsevier Ireland Ltd
01.06.2001
Elsevier Science |
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| ISSN: | 1388-2457, 1872-8952 |
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| Shrnutí: | Objective: We investigate the relationship between changes in heart rate variability and electroencephalographic (EEG) activity during sleep.
Method: Nine male subjects with regular non-rapid-eye movement-rapid-eye movement (NREM-REM) sleep cycles were included in the study. They underwent EEG and cardiac recordings during one experimental night. Heart rate variability was determined over 5-min periods by the ratio of low frequency to low frequency plus high frequency power [LF/(LF+HF)] calculated using spectral analysis of R-R intervals. EEG spectra were analyzed using a fast Fourier transform algorithm.
Results: We found an ultradian 80–120 min rhythm in the LF/(LF+HF) ratio, with high levels during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and low levels during slow wave sleep (SWS). During sleep stage 2 there was a progressive decrease in the transition from REM sleep to SWS, and an abrupt increase from SWS to REM sleep. These oscillations were significantly coupled in a ‘mirror-image’ to the overnight oscillations in delta wave activity, which reflect sleep deepening and lightening. Cardiac changes preceded EEG changes by about 5 min.
Conclusions: These findings demonstrate the existence of an inverse coupling between oscillations in delta wave activity and heart rate variability. They indicate a non-uniformity in sleep stage 2 that underlies ultradian sleep regulation. |
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| Bibliografie: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 1388-2457 1872-8952 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/S1388-2457(01)00507-7 |