Short- and long-term scaling behavior of blood pressure and pulse arrival time during sleep in healthy controls and patients with obstructive sleep apnea
Karsten Berg, Jan W. Kantelhardt, Martin Glos, Thomas Penzel, Niels Wessel, Ronny P. Bartsch
This study compares scaling behavior of blood pressure and pulse arrival time during sleep in healthy individuals and OSA patients, finding BP scaling reflects cardiovascular regulation better than PAT or PPG measures.
PLoS ONE · Jul 1, 2026Peer-reviewedPhysiology