Prevalence and Characteristics of Central Compared to Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Analyses from the Sleep Heart Health Study Cohort

• Published in: Sleep (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 39; no. 7; pp. 1353 - 1359
• Main Authors: Donovan, Lucas M, Kapur, Vishesh K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Associated Professional Sleep Societies, LLC 01.07.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cheyne-Stokes Respiration - diagnosis; Cheyne-Stokes Respiration - epidemiology; Cheyne-Stokes Respiration - physiopathology; Cohort Studies; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Sleep Apnea, Central - diagnosis; Sleep Apnea, Central - epidemiology; Sleep Apnea, Central - physiopathology; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - diagnosis; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - epidemiology; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - physiopathology; Sleep-Disordered Breathing; United States - epidemiology; obstructive sleep apnea; heart failure; cheyne stokes respiration; central sleep apnea

Determine the prevalence of central sleep apnea (CSA) in a large community-based cohort using current definitions and contrast the clinical characteristics of subjects with CSA to those with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and no sleep apnea. A cross sectional analysis of baseline data from 5,804 part...