Central sleep apnoea syndrome in chronic heart failure: An underestimated and treatable comorbidity

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 260-263

  Muller M ^a   de Jong, M ^b   Jaarsma, T ^b   Koops, A ^b   Voors, A A ^b   Nieuwenhuis, J A ^b   Wijkstra, P J ^b  

^a Department of Pulmonary Diseases ^*  (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Heart failure; Sleep apnea; Sleep apnea syndromes

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953283762     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03091773     Document Type: Article

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