In patients with heart failure the burden of central sleep apnea increases in the late sleep hours

[摘要] Study ObjectivesPeriodic breathing with central sleep apnea (CSA) is common in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Based on the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying CSA, we hypothesized that the frequency of CSA episodes would increase in the late hours of non-rapid eye movement (NREM) of sleep.

[学科分类] 生理学

[关键词] central sleep apnea;heart failure;apnea burden;lung