Obstructive sleep apnea in heart failure patients: EVIDENCE for persistent conduction disturbances or sinus node dysfunction

Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 59, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2008, Pages 669-674

  Steiner, S ^a   Schueller, P O ^a   Hennersdorf, M G ^a   Strauer, B E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MALE; QRS COMPLEX; SINUS NODE DYSFUNCTION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; BLOOD; BRADYCARDIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SINUS NODE;

OXYGEN;

AGED; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; BRADYCARDIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SINOATRIAL NODE; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 64549102498     PISSN: 08675910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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