Sleep Apnea
Subtitle: Implications in Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, Second Edition (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)
Contributors: T. Douglas Bradley (Editor); John Floras (Editor)
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Published: September 15, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 600
ISBN-13: 9780849341502
Subjects: Cardiovascular medicine; Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Respiratory medicine; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine; Medical / Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine; Cardiology; Neurology - General
First sentence: Respiration-synchronous oscillations in sympathetic nerve discharge were described by Adrian and colleagues more than 50 years ago (1); however, despite considerable study by many investigators, the mechanisms responsible for respiratory modulation of autonomic activity remain incompletely understood today.