Amrita' planned s publications (Dec 2021)

The table below lists the papers Amrita has the option to publish as first author, unless otherwise specified. These will be drafted by December 2023.

Status

Title of work

Description of outcome variable

Other measures

Authorship order requested in terms of amount of contribution

Roles played in the study

Submitted

 

Baroreflex sensitivity during rest and pressor challenges in obstructive sleep apnea patients with and without CPAP

BRS during rest, Valsalva and handgrip

BPV

BMI

CPAP usage

OSA

HR

MBP

SBP

DBP

sex

First

Primary role in Data analysis, experimental design for data analysis and hypothesis testing,

Data artifact correction, preprocessing, Interpretation,

Manuscript drafting, all Figures, Manuscript submission. Secondary help with data collection

Unsubmitted manuscript but submitted conference article

 

Brain Structure and Baroreflex Sensitivity Associations in Obstructive Sleep Apnea with and without CPAP

BRS during handgrip, GMV of T1 anatomical scans

OSA

CPAP

BPV

HR

sex

 

First

Primary role in Data analysis, experimental design for data analysis and hypothesis testing,

Data artifact correction, preprocessing, Interpretation,

Manuscript drafting, all Figures, Manuscript submission. Secondary help with data collection

Unsubmitted manuscript but submitted conference article

 

Intact Parasympathetic Withdrawal During Handgrip Challenge Reflected by Insular Functional Organization And Heart Rate Variability In Obstructive Sleep Apnea

PNS, SNS during handgrip, sex specific insular fMRI during handgrip

OSA

CPAP

BPV

LF/HF

HR

sex

 

First

Primary role in Data analysis, experimental design for data analysis and hypothesis testing,

Data artifact correction, preprocessing, Interpretation,

Manuscript drafting, all Figures, Manuscript submission. Secondary help with data collection

Unsubmitted manuscript but submitted conference article

 

Relationship between anxiety and beat-to-beat heart rate and blood pressure variability in obstructive sleep apnea males and females during wake

GAD-7

LF/HF

RMSSD

BPV

OSA

CPAP

BPV

HR

sex

 

First

Primary role in Data analysis, experimental design for data analysis and hypothesis testing,

Data artifact correction, preprocessing, Interpretation,

Manuscript drafting, all Figures, Manuscript submission. Secondary help with data collection

Unsubmitted but analyzed and interpreted

Handgrip vagal response in OSA

RSA

Vagal response

BP

OSA

CPAP

sex

 

First /Second

Data analysis, interpretation

Unsubmitted but analyzed and interpreted

During handgrip compared to rest, correlation of EMG EDA and skin temperature response in OSA

EMG

EDA

Skin temperature

BP breathing

OSA

CPAP

sex

 

First / Second

Data analysis, interpretation

Unsubmitted manuscript but submitted conference article

 

Is breathing pattern estimated by breathing rate variability a marker of sleep quality as estimated by PSQI, slow frequency resting state MRI fluctuations and other psycho-physiological states?

BR

BRV

ALFF

fALFF

PSQI

 

BMI

Anxiety

Aggression

 

 

First

Primary role in Data collection from HCP website and contacted other authors, analysis, experimental design for data analysis and hypothesis testing,

Data artifact correction, preprocessing, Interpretation,

Manuscript drafting, all Figures, Manuscript submission.

Unsubmitted manuscript

 

Does meditation change Valsalva physiological response?

BRS, Valsalva Ratio, Tachycardia Ratio

BMI

BP

OSA

CPAP

sex

 

More senior role as mentor so authorship towards end

Mentored in data analysis, artifact correction, formulation of ideas and interpretation

Unsubmitted manuscript but submitted conference article

 

Acute effect of breathing awareness meditation on breathing rate and prefrontal cortex oxygenation as measured by functional near-infrared spectroscopy

Meditation and rest comparison of fNIRS prefrontal cortical oxygenation and comparison with BR

BP

BMI

Sex

 

First

Helped with data acquisition, analysis, interpretation, grant writing, experimental design, manuscript writing, Figures

Unsubmitted manuscript but submitted conference article

 

Does breathing awareness meditation correlated with regulatory prefrontal cortex neural activity improve breathing stability in obstructive sleep apnea?

OSA

BR and BRV

BP and BPV

fNIRS

Meditation and rest

 

BMI

Sex

CPAP

First

Helped with data acquisition, analysis, interpretation, grant writing, experimental design, manuscript writing, Figures

Unsubmitted manuscript but submitted conference article

 

Prefrontal cortical oxygenation during meditation and mental effort

MoCA

Meditation

Rest

fNIRS

Age

Sex

BMI

First/Second

Helped with data acquisition, analysis, interpretation, grant writing, experimental design, manuscript writing, Figures

Unsubmitted manuscript

 

Can meditation help modulate autonomic dysfunction biomarkers in obstructive sleep apnea?

PNS

BRS

Gad-7

PHQ-9

OSA

Meditation

Age

Sex

BMI

First/ Second

Data analysis, experimental design, interpretation

Unsubmitted manuscript

The impact of sexual abuse on obstructive sleep apnea in women: Assessing obesity as a mediator

ETISR-SF has been correlated with BMI as mediator in women (OSA and control)

Age

 

First

Data analysis, interpretation, grant writing, experimental design, manuscript writing, Figures

Unsubmitted manuscript but submitted conference article

 

Inspiratory Muscle Training reduces inflammation markers in brain of Obstructive Sleep Apnea patients (found using DTI markers)

DTI: MD/FA

OSA

CPAP

Age

First/Second

Data analysis, experimental design, interpretation

 

Keywords:

BRS baroreflex sensitivity as measured by Acqknowledge 5.0

BMI body mass index

CPAP continuous positive airway pressure treatment

OSA obstructive sleep apnea

HR heart rate as measured by Acqknowledge 5.0

BPV blood pressure variability as measured by Acqknowledge 5.0 and Excel

MBP mean arterial blood pressure as measured by Acqknowledge 5.0 and Excel

SBP systolic blood pressure as measured by Acqknowledge 5.0/ Qualtrics survey and Excel

DBP diastolic blood pressure as measured by Acqknowledge 5.0/ Qualtrics survey and Excel

GMV gray matter volume as measured via T1 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans

VBM voxel based morphometry

REI Respiratory Event Index

PNS parasympathetic nerve system activity index as measured by Kubios

SNS sympathetic nerve system activity index as measured by Kubios

HRV heart rate variability as measured by Acknowledge 5.0/ Kubios, subparts:

RMSSD Root mean square of successive differences - HRV in time domain

LF/HF low frequency/high frequency domain HRV implicating ratio of sympathetic to vagal tone

(f)ALFF (fractional) amplitude of low frequency fluctuations as measured by DPABI/DPARSF

BR breathing rate

BRV breathing rate variability

fNIRS functional near infrared spectroscopy as measured by fNIRSoft and Excel

PSQI Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index

HCP Human Connectome Project