Palliative care in congestive heart failure

SJ Goodlin - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2009 - jacc.org
Symptoms and compromised quality of life prevail throughout the course of heart failure (HF)
and thus should be specifically addressed with palliative measures. Palliative care for HF …

Obstructive sleep apnea

SM Caples, AS Gami, VK Somers - Annals of internal medicine, 2005 - acpjournals.org
Obstructive sleep apnea remains an important public health problem because of its
neurocognitive sequelae. This review covers the epidemiology, clinical presentation, and …

Systemic inflammation: a key factor in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular complications in obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome?

S Ryan, CT Taylor… - Postgraduate medical …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is a highly prevalent disease and is recognised
as a major public health burden. Large-scale epidemiological studies have demonstrated an …

Obstructive sleep apnea and heart failure: pathophysiologic and therapeutic implications

T Kasai, TD Bradley - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2011 - jacc.org
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) exposes the cardiovascular system to intermittent hypoxia,
oxidative stress, systemic inflammation, exaggerated negative intrathoracic pressure …

Sleep: important considerations for the prevention of cardiovascular disease

MA Grandner, P Alfonso-Miller… - Current opinion in …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Sleep: important considerations for the prevention of cardio... : Current Opinion in Cardiology
Sleep: important considerations for the prevention of cardiovascular disease : Current Opinion …

Molecular signatures of obstructive sleep apnea in adults: a review and perspective

ES Arnardottir, M Mackiewicz, T Gislason, KL Teff… - Sleep, 2009 - academic.oup.com
The consequences of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are largely mediated by chronic
intermittent hypoxia and sleep fragmentation. The primary molecular domains affected are …

Improving exercise capacity and quality of life using non‐invasive heart failure treatments: evidence from clinical trials

S von Haehling, M Arzt, W Doehner… - European journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Endpoints of large‐scale trials in chronic heart failure have mostly been defined to evaluate
treatments with regard to hospitalizations and mortality. However, patients with heart failure …

Sleepiness and sleep in patients with both systolic heart failure and obstructive sleep apnea

M Arzt, T Young, L Finn, JB Skatrud… - Archives of internal …, 2006 - jamanetwork.com
Background Adverse effects of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), including sleep deprivation,
can contribute to the progression of heart failure. The usual indication to diagnose and treat …

A systemic review of obstructive sleep apnea and its implications for anesthesiologists

SA Chung, H Yuan, F Chung - Anesthesia & Analgesia, 2008 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is present in a significant proportion of the
population, but the majority of patients remain undiagnosed. It is crucial that …

Obstructive sleep apnea in heart failure: review of prevalence, treatment with continuous positive airway pressure, and prognosis

HK Khattak, F Hayat, SV Pamboukian… - Texas Heart …, 2018 - meridian.allenpress.com
Obstructive sleep apnea is a sleep-related breathing disorder that has a major impact on
cardiovascular function. It has been associated with hypertension, coronary artery disease …