Heart failure is a clinical syndrome characterized by poor quality of life and high morbidity
and mortality. Co-morbidities frequently accompany heart failure and further decrease in …

Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a public health problem which affects> 2% of the adult
population, with high morbidity, mortality, and financial cost. Sleep apnea, prevalent in> 50 …

Device therapy for the management of cardiac arrhyth-mias has evolved from asynchronous
pacing in postsurgical heart block and Stokes-Adams attacks1 to the use of implantable …

Résumé Le syndrome d'apnées obstructives du sommeil (SAOS) touche environ 4% des
hommes et 2% des femmes d'âge moyen mais beaucoup de ces patients ne sont ni …

Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) has been used in outpatients with sleep
apnea, sleep disorders associated with heart failure, restrictive pulmonary diseases …

Non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIV) was originally used in patients with acute
respiratory compromises or exacerbations of chronic respiratory diseases as an alternative …

Background Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) is highly prevalent in patients with chronic
heart failure (CHF) and is associated with adverse effects on cardiac geometry and function …

Background Sleep apnea is an important comorbidity in heart failure (HF) and is associated
with an adverse outcome. Diagnosing sleep apnea is difficult, and polysomnography …

Le syndrome d'apnées obstructives du sommeil (SAOS) touche environ 4% des hommes et
2% des femmes d'âge moyen mais beaucoup de ces patients ne sont ni diagnostiqués ni …

An abundance of evidence exists in support of primary and secondary prevention for
tackling the scourge of cardiovascular disease. Despite our wealth of knowledge, certain …