Paola A Lanfranchi

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Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi Nighttime blood pressure in normotensive subjects with chronic insomnia: implications for cardiovascular risk
    Paola A Lanfranchi
    Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Hôpital du Sacré Coeur de Montréal and Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada
    Sleep 32:760-6. 2009
  2. ncbi Cardiac autonomic dysfunction in idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder
    Ronald B Postuma
    Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Mov Disord 25:2304-10. 2010
  3. ncbi Central sleep apnea in left ventricular dysfunction: prevalence and implications for arrhythmic risk
    Paola A Lanfranchi
    Division of Cardiology, Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri IRCCS, Veruno, Italy
    Circulation 107:727-32. 2003
  4. ncbi Sleep-disordered breathing in heart failure: characteristics and implications
    Paola A Lanfranchi
    Research Center, Hôpital du Sacré Coeur S400, boul Gouin Ouest, QC H4J ICS, Montreal, Canada
    Respir Physiol Neurobiol 136:153-65. 2003
  5. ncbi Autonomic cardiovascular regulation in subjects with acute mountain sickness
    Paola A Lanfranchi
    Centre de Recherche, Hôpital du Sacré Coeur, 5400 Boul Gouin Ouest, Montreal, QC, Canada H4J 1C5
    Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 289:H2364-72. 2005
  6. ncbi Menopause, hormone replacement and RR and QT modulation during sleep
    Paola A Lanfranchi
    Centre de Recherche, Hopital du Sacre Coeur de Montreal, 5400 Boul Gouin Ouest, Montreal, Que, Canada H4J 1C5
    Sleep Med 6:561-6. 2005
  7. ncbi Gender specificity of the slow wave sleep lost in chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain
    Gilles J Lavigne
    Faculte de Medecine Dentaire, Universite de Montreal, Canada
    Sleep Med 12:179-85. 2011
  8. ncbi Cardiac autonomic regulation during sleep in idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder
    Paola A Lanfranchi
    Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division, Hopital du Sacre Coeur de Montreal, Montreal, Canada
    Sleep 30:1019-25. 2007
  9. ncbi The effect of 2 sympatholytic medications--propranolol and clonidine--on sleep bruxism: experimental randomized controlled studies
    Nelly Huynh
    , , , Canada
    Sleep 29:307-16. 2006

Detail Information

Publications9

  1. ncbi Nighttime blood pressure in normotensive subjects with chronic insomnia: implications for cardiovascular risk
    Paola A Lanfranchi
    Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Hôpital du Sacré Coeur de Montréal and Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada
    Sleep 32:760-6. 2009
    ..To assess as whether insomniacs have higher nighttime blood pressure (BP) and a blunted day-to-night BP reduction, recognized markers of increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality...
  2. ncbi Cardiac autonomic dysfunction in idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder
    Ronald B Postuma
    Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Mov Disord 25:2304-10. 2010
    ..This suggests that autonomic dysfunction is linked with RBD independent of associated Parkinson's disease or Lewy body dementia...
  3. ncbi Central sleep apnea in left ventricular dysfunction: prevalence and implications for arrhythmic risk
    Paola A Lanfranchi
    Division of Cardiology, Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri IRCCS, Veruno, Italy
    Circulation 107:727-32. 2003
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  4. ncbi Sleep-disordered breathing in heart failure: characteristics and implications
    Paola A Lanfranchi
    Research Center, Hôpital du Sacré Coeur S400, boul Gouin Ouest, QC H4J ICS, Montreal, Canada
    Respir Physiol Neurobiol 136:153-65. 2003
    ..Potential mechanisms implicated in the genesis of this breathing pattern and the possible therapeutic options, which have been proven to be effective in the clinical setting, are discussed...
  5. ncbi Autonomic cardiovascular regulation in subjects with acute mountain sickness
    Paola A Lanfranchi
    Centre de Recherche, Hôpital du Sacré Coeur, 5400 Boul Gouin Ouest, Montreal, QC, Canada H4J 1C5
    Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 289:H2364-72. 2005
    ..Marked LF(SBP) response to short-term hypoxia identifies AMS-prone subjects, supporting the potential role of an exaggerated individual chemoreflex vasoconstrictive response to hypoxia in the genesis of AMS...
  6. ncbi Menopause, hormone replacement and RR and QT modulation during sleep
    Paola A Lanfranchi
    Centre de Recherche, Hopital du Sacre Coeur de Montreal, 5400 Boul Gouin Ouest, Montreal, Que, Canada H4J 1C5
    Sleep Med 6:561-6. 2005
    ..The aim of the present study was to evaluate sleep-related RR and QT changes: (1) with the physiological decline in female hormones occurring with menopause, and (2) after hormone replacement therapy with estrogen and progesterone (HRT)...
  7. ncbi Gender specificity of the slow wave sleep lost in chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain
    Gilles J Lavigne
    Faculte de Medecine Dentaire, Universite de Montreal, Canada
    Sleep Med 12:179-85. 2011
    ..We tested the hypothesis that the poor sleep of female patients reporting CWP is gender specific for changes in (1) electroencephalograph (EEG) features and (2) heart rate variability (HRV)...
  8. ncbi Cardiac autonomic regulation during sleep in idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder
    Paola A Lanfranchi
    Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division, Hopital du Sacre Coeur de Montreal, Montreal, Canada
    Sleep 30:1019-25. 2007
    ..We tested the hypothesis that REM-related cardiorespiratory activation is altered in subjects with RBD...
  9. ncbi The effect of 2 sympatholytic medications--propranolol and clonidine--on sleep bruxism: experimental randomized controlled studies
    Nelly Huynh
    , , , Canada
    Sleep 29:307-16. 2006
    ..Because morning hypotension was seen in 19% of patients, further dose-dependant research is required to assess the safety of clonidine for the management of sleep bruxism...