Background—Enhanced nocturnal heart rate variability (HRV) has been evoked in sleep-related
breathing disorders. However, its capacity to detect obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (…

Heart rate variability is a recognized parameter for assessing autonomous nervous system
activity. Fourier transform, the most commonly used method to analyze variability, does not …

Aims Autonomic nervous system activity decreases continuously with age and appears to be
a powerful predictor of disease and death. Attempts are thus made to reactivate autonomic …

Although it is well established that chronic hypoxia leads to an inexorable loss of skeletal
muscle mass in healthy subjects, the underlying molecular mechanisms involved in this …

PICHOT, V., T. BUSSO, F. ROCHE, M. GARET, F. COSTES, D. DUVERNEY, JR LACOUR,
and JC BARTHÉLÉMY. Autonomic adaptations to intensive and overload training periods: a …

Background In chronic respiratory failure (CRF), body composition strongly predicts survival.
Methods A prospective randomised controlled trial was undertaken in malnourished …

ROCHE, F., et al.: Frequent and Prolonged Asymptomatic Episodes of Paroxysmal Atrial
Fibrillation Revealed by Automatic Long‐Term Event Recorders in Patients with a Negative 24‐…

MATERIALS AND METHODS Subjects. Seven male middle-distance runners, aged 24.6+
4.8 yr (mean weight 65.2±4.0 kg, mean height 1.79-0.05 m) were included in the study. They …

ROCHE, F., et al.: Relationship Among the Severity of Sleep Apnea Syndrome, Cardiac
Arrhythmias, and Autonomic Imbalance. The relationship between obstructive sleep apnea …

Stent placement is the only available treatment in patients presenting either a localized external
compression or a malacia of the tracheobronchial tree. To assess the functional benefit …