Implications of continuous positive airway pressure on heart rate variability in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: Does gender matter?

• Main Authors: Bülent Özlek (Author), EDA Özlek (Author), Volkan Doğan (Author), Özcan Başaran (Author), Cem Çil (Author), Oğuzhan Çelik (Author), Murat Biteker (Author), Ali Rıza Bilge (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: KARE Publishing, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: This study was designed to determine the effectiveness of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment on the improvement of heart rate variability (HRV) and whether gender plays a role in HRV in patients with mode-rate to severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Methods: C...