Neural Mechanism of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors in Improving Heart Rate Variability and Sleep Disturbance after Myocardial Infarction

Sympathetic hyperactivity and poor sleep quality are reported in myocardial infarction (MI) patients and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI) can improve long-term survival in these patients. We aimed to evaluate ACEI effects on cardiac autonomic activity (CAA) and disordered sleep patterns in ambulatory rats after MI.

Source: Sleep Medicine - April 30, 2018 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Wei-Lun Lin, Yu-Ruey Chen, Chun-Ting Lai, Shinya Yamada, Shin-Huei Liu, Yu-Hui Chou, Yun-Ching Fu, Cheryl C.H. Yang, Terry B.J. Kuo, Li-Wei Lo, Shih-Ann Chen Tags: Original Article Source Type: research