Dr Stephanie Yiallourou - Researcher Profile

Biography

Stephanie works in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences at Monash University as a Research Fellow.

Keywords

Cardiovascular System, Sleep, baroreflex; blood pressure; heart rate; infant; sids, blood pressure; cardiovascular control; heart rate; preterm infant; sleep; sudden infant death , cardiovascular control; infant; maternal smoking; sleep; sleep position; sudden infant death sy, crebral oxygenation; near-infrared spectroscopy; sleep, infant; sleep; sids; cardiovascular control; arousal

Qualifications

DOCOTOR OF PHILIOSPHY

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2008

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE WITH HONOURS

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2003

Publications

Book Chapters

Kourbasis, A., Walter, L.M., Yiallourou, S., Horne, R.S.C., 2013, Autonomic and cardiovascular regulation during sleep, in Sleep Disordered Breathing in Children: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide to Evaluation and Treatment, eds Kheirandish-Gozal, Leila Gozal, David, Humana Press, New York, pp. 85-103.

Fyfe, K., Yiallourou, S., Horne, R.S.C., 2012, Cardiovascular consequences of preterm birth in the first year of life, in Preterm Birth - Mother and Child, eds John C. Morrison, InTech Open Access Publisher, Croatia, pp. 319-340.

Journal Articles

Yiallourou, S., Sands, S., Walker, A., Horne, R., 2012, Maturation of heart rate and blood pressure variability during sleep in term-born infants, Sleep [P], vol 35, issue 2, Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Llc, United States, pp. 177-186.

Witcombe, N., Yiallourou, S., Sands, S., Walker, A., Horne, R., 2012, Preterm birth alters the maturation of baroreflex sensitivity in sleeping infants, Pediatrics [P], vol 129, issue 1, American Academy of Pediatrics, United States, pp. 89-96.

Yiallourou, S., Sands, S., Walker, A., Horne, R., 2011, Baroreflex sensitivity during sleep in infants: Impact of sleeping position and sleep state, Sleep [P], vol 34, issue 6, Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Llc, United States, pp. 725-732.

Wong, F., Smith, N., Yiallourou, S., Yorkston, S., Dymowski, A., Krishnan, L., Walker, A., Horne, R., 2011, Cerebral oxygenation is depressed during sleep in healthy term infants when they sleep pone, Pediatrics [P], vol 127, issue 3, American Academy of Pediatrics, United States, pp. e558-e565.

Horne, R.S.C., Smith, N.B., Yiallourou, S., Scaillet, S., Thiriez, G., Franco, P., 2010, Cardiovascular control during sleep in infants: Implications for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Sleep Medicine [P], vol 11, issue 7, Elsevier BV, The Netherlands, pp. 615-621.

Smith, N.B., Yiallourou, S., Walker, A.M., Horne, R.S.C., 2010, Delayed blood pressure recovery after head-up tilting during sleep in preterm infants, Journal Of Sleep Research [P], vol 19, issue 1 Pt 1, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom, Belgium, pp. 93-102.

Yiallourou, S., Sands, S., Walker, A.M., Horne, R.S.C., 2010, Postnatal development of baroreflex sensitivity in infancy, Journal Of Physiology-London [P], vol 588, issue 12, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 2193-2203.

Horne, R., Smith, N., Yiallourou, S., Richardson, H., 2010, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Implications of altered physiological control during sleep, Current Pediatric Reviews [P], vol 6, issue 1, Bentham Science Publishers Ltd, The Netherlands, pp. 30-38.

Witcombe, N.B., Yiallourou, S., Walker, A.M., Horne, R.S.C., 2008, Blood pressure and heart rate patterns during sleep are altered in preterm-born infants: Implications for sudden infant death syndrome, Pediatrics (English Edition), vol 122, issue 6, American Academy of Pediatrics, USA, pp. 1242-1248.

Yiallourou, S., Walker, A.M., Horne, R.S.C., 2008, Effects of sleeping position on development of infant cardiovascular control, Archives of Disease in Childhood, vol 93, issue 10, BMJ Group, UK, pp. 868-872.

Yiallourou, S., Walker, A.M., Horne, R.S.C., 2008, Prone sleeping impairs circulatory control during sleep in healthy term infants: Implications for SIDS, Sleep, vol 31, issue 8, Amer Acad Sleep Medicine, Westchester, IL USA, pp. 1139-1146.

Wilkinson, M.H., Skuza, E.M., Rennie, G.C., Sands, S., Yiallourou, S., Horne, R.S.C., Berger, P.J., 2007, Postnatal development of periodic breathing cycle duration in term and preterm infants, Pediatric Research, vol 62, issue 3, Int Pediatric Research Foundation Inc, USA, pp. 331-336.

Yiallourou, S.R., Walker, A.M., Horne, R.S.C., 2006, Validation of a new noninvasive method to measure blood pressure and assess baroreflex sensitivity in preterm infants during sleep, Sleep, vol 29, issue 8, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Westchester USA, pp. 1083-1088.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Cerebral oxygenation during sleep in preterm infants..

Supervisors:

Horne, R (Main), Yiallourou, S (Associate), Wong, F (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Sound asleep: cardiovascular implications of sleep disordered breathing in preschool children.

Supervisors:

Horne, R (Main), Walter, L (Associate), Yiallourou, S (Associate).