Daytime sleepiness does not predict sleep apnoea in patients with coronary artery disease

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 248-250

  Capodanno, Davide ^a,b   Cumbo, Miriam ^a   Marchese, Anna ^a   Salemi, Antonella ^a   Quartarone, Laura ^a   Benvenuto, Emanuele ^a   Santonoceto, Letizia ^a   Galseran, Christine ^c   Distefano, Sandro Maria ^c   Calvi, Valeria ^a   Tamburino, Corrado ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b ETNA Foundation   (Italy)

^c CANNIZZARO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Daytime sleepiness; Sleep apnoea

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

EID: 80052314835     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.06.076     Document Type: Article

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