Patients with impaired baroreflexes, such as those with hypertension, heart failure, or premature infants, are susceptible to excessive autonomic responses to chemoreflex stimulation during apnea, which can lead to bradyarrhythmias, hypoxia, hypoperfusion, and sympathetic activation, potentially predisposing them to sudden death.

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• heart failure concept
• hypertension concept
• apnea concept
• baroreflex concept