Risk Factors for Central and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in 450 Men And Women with Congestive Heart Failure

D. Sin, Don; S. Fitzgerald, Fabia; D. Parker, John; E. Newton, Gary; S. Floras, John; Douglas Bradley, T.

doi:10.1164/ajrccm.160.4.9903020

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Risk Factors for Central and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in 450 Men And Women with Congestive Heart Failure

Published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine • Oct 1, 1999

Authors:

Don D. Sin

Fabia S. Fitzgerald

John D. Parker

Abstract

In previous analyses of the occurrence of central (CSA) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF), only men were studied and risk factors for these disorders were not well characterized. We therefore analyzed risk factors for CSA and OSA in 450 consecutive pat...

Subject

Medicine

Heart failure

Obstructive sleep apnea

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