Cardiovascular effects of continuous positive airway pressure in patients with heart failure and obstructive sleep apnea

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 348, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 1233-1241

  Kaneko, Yasuyuki ^a,c   Floras, John S ^b,c   Usui, Kengo ^a,c   Plante, Julie ^a,c   Tkacova, Ruzena ^a,c   Kubo, Toshihiko ^b   Ando, Shin ichi ^b   Bradley, T Douglas ^a,b,c  

^a TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDRALAZINE; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOELECTRIC PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037468692     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa022479     Document Type: Article

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