Open AccessOxygen Desaturation Index Estimation through Unconstrained Cardiac Sympathetic Activity Assessment Using Three Ballistocardiographic Systems
Author(s) -
Da Woon Jung,
Sang Hyun Hwang,
Yu Jin Lee,
Do-Un Jeong,
Kwang Suk Park
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000448120
Subject(s) - medicine , ballistocardiography , cardiology , index (typography) , oxygen , sympathetic activity , heart rate , blood pressure , chemistry , organic chemistry , world wide web , computer science
Nocturnal hypoxemia, characterized by abnormally low oxygen saturation levels in arterial blood during sleep, is a significant feature of various pathological conditions. The oxygen desaturation index, commonly used to evaluate the nocturnal hypoxemia severity, is acquired using nocturnal pulse oximetry that requires the overnight wear of a pulse oximeter probe.