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ArticleJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2020

Cardiovascular changes in children with obstructive sleep apnea and obesity after treatment with noninvasive ventilation.

Valerie G Kirk, Heather Edgell, Hitesh Joshi, Evelyn Constantin, Sherri L Katz, Joanna E MacLean

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Article in Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea and early cardiovascular risk phenotypes: an evidence review.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Valerie G KirkAlberta Children's Hospital, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Heather EdgellYork University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Hitesh JoshiYork University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Evelyn ConstantinMontreal Children's Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Sherri L KatzChildren's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Joanna E MacLeanStollery Children's Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
York University · CAChildren's Hospital of Eastern Ontario · CAMontreal Children's Hospital · CAStollery Children's Hospital · CAUniversity of Calgary · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

STUDY

objectivesAdults with obesity and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are at risk for cardiometabolic disease, and this risk likely extends to children with both conditions. Noninvasive ventilation (NIV; including continuous and bilevel positive airway pressure) is often used to treat OSA in children with obesity. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of NIV treatment on heart rate variability (HRV), as a marker of cardiovascular risk, in children with obesity and newly diagnosed OSA.

methodsA prospective multicenter cohort study was conducted in children with obesity prescribed NIV therapy for newly diagnosed moderate-severe OSA. Measurements of HRV were derived from polysomnography recordings at baseline and after 12 months of treatment. HRV parameters were examined by sleep stage, before and after arousal and oxygen desaturation events. HRV parameters were compared between time points using pair t tests as well as mixed model analysis.

resultsTwelve children had appropriate data for analysis at baseline and 12 months. Heart rate decreased by 4.5 beats/min after NIV treatment, with no change in HRV parameters. HRV parameters differed by sleep stage and showed an increase in arousal-related sympathetic-parasympathetic balance after 12 months of NIV treatment. HRV parameters did not differ before and after oxygen desaturation events.

conclusionsNIV for the treatment in children with obesity and OSA resulted in a small decrease in heart rate and an increase in arousal-related sympathetic-parasympathetic balance. These findings suggest small, potentially positive impacts of NIV on cardiovascular risk in children with concurrent obesity and OSA.

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Continuous Positive Airway PressureNoninvasive VentilationObesitySleep Apnea, ObstructiveAdolescentChildCohort StudiesHumansProspective Studiesadolescentbilevel positive airway pressurecontinuous positive airway pressureyouth

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PMID32808921
PMCPMC7848931
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