The sleep apnea cardiovascular endpoints (SAVE) trial: Rationale and start-up phase

Journal of Thoracic Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 138-143

  McEvoy, R Doug ^a   Anderson, Craig S ^b   Antic, Nick A ^a   Chen, Baoyuan ^c   He, Quanying ^d   Heeley, Emma ^b   Huang, Shaoguang ^e   Huang, Yining ^f   Wang, Jiguang ^e   Zhong, Nanshan ^g  

^a REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d PEKING UNIVERSITY PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

^e SHANGHAI SECOND MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

^g GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Continuous positive airways pressure; Obstructive sleep apnea; Sleep apnea cardiovascular endpoints (SAVE) study

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861969568     PISSN: 20721439     EISSN: 20776624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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