Sleep apnea syndrome in heart failure. Effect of continuous positive airway pressure

• Published in: Anales de medicina interna (Madrid, Spain : 1984) Vol. 25; no. 1; p. 15
• Main Authors: Blanco Pérez, J J, Zamarrón Sanz, C, Almazán Ortega, R, García García, M, López Castro, J, Tumbeiro Novoa, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Spain 01.01.2008
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Arrhythmias, Cardiac - epidemiology; Comorbidity; Continuous Positive Airway Pressure; Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; Female; Heart Failure - epidemiology; Heart Rate; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Prospective Studies; Sleep Apnea, Central - epidemiology; Sleep Apnea, Central - therapy; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - epidemiology; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - therapy; Snoring; Stroke Volume; Surveys and Questionnaires; Treatment Outcome
• ISSN: 0212-7199
• DOI: 10.4321/s0212-71992008000100004

Sleep disordered breathing and heart failure are common disorders that are frequently associated in the same patients which may bring on serious consequences. To determine the prevalence of sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) in patients with controlled heart failure and the associated prevalence of arrhythm...