Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Patients with Symptomatic Heart Failure A Contemporary Study of Prevalence in and Characteristics of 700 Patients

Oldenburg, Olaf; Lamp, Barbara; Faber, Lothar; Teschler, Helmut; Horstkotte, Dieter; Töpfer, Volker

doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2006.08.003

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Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Patients with Symptomatic Heart Failure A Contemporary Study of Prevalence in and Characteristics of 700 Patients

Published in European Journal of Heart Failure • Oct 6, 2006

Authors:

Olaf Oldenburg

Barbara Lamp

Lothar Faber

Abstract

AIM: Evaluation of the prevalence and nature of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in patients with symptomatic chronic heart failure (CHF) receiving therapy according to current guidelines. METHODS AND RESULTS: We prospectively screened 700 patients with CHF (NYHA class> or =II, LV-EF< or =40%) for S...

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Medicine

Heart failure

Internal medicine

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