Sleep apnea in chronic heart failure

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 121-126

  Anselm, Anjali H ^a   Gauthier, Nadine ^a   Beanlands, Rob S B ^a   Haddad, Haissam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic resynchronization therapy; Continuous positive airway pressure ventilation; Heart failure; Myocardial energetics; Sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART WORK; HUMAN; HYPOVENTILATION; HYPOXIA; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES;

EID: 40049083392     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCO.0b013e3282f323ce     Document Type: Review

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