Conclusion Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases are the most common life-
threatening and debilitating diseases in the industrialized world. However, the incidence …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disorder associated with an increased risk of
cardiovascular disease and stroke. As it is strongly associated with known cardiovascular …

Rationale: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common in patients with coronary artery
disease (CAD), many of whom do not report daytime sleepiness. First-line treatment for …

Background The Canadian Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for Patients with Central
Sleep Apnea and Heart Failure trial tested the hypothesis that continuous positive airway …

Background—In the main analysis of the Canadian Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
(CPAP) for Patients with Central Sleep Apnea (CSA) and Heart Failure Trial (CANPAP) …

Older adults represent an ever-growing proportion of the population of the industrialised
nations, with a corresponding increase in the numbers of patients with dementing disorders …

Heart failure is associated with Cheyne–Stokes breathing, which fragments patients' sleep.
Correction of respiratory disturbance may reduce sleep fragmentation and excessive …

Previous small-scale studies of the effect of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) on prognosis
in congestive heart failure (CHF) are either lacking or conflicting. The aim of this study was to …

Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an independent risk factor for sudden cardiac
death. The aim of this review was to study the relationship between OSA and ventricular …

Patients with chronic congestive cardiac failure (CCF) frequently suffer from central sleep
apnoea syndrome (CSAS). Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has been …