The utility of home sleep apnea testing in the advanced heart failure populations

SA Carey, JS van Zyl, S Williams, A Alam… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Untreated sleep disorders form a risk of coronary artery disease, hypertension, obesity, and
diabetes mellitus. Access to polysomnography is limited, especially during the COVID-19 …

Our experience with using WatchPat®(Itamar Medical, Ltd.), home sleep testing (HST) for the diagnosis of sleep apnea in advanced heart failure patients

SA Carey, A Afzal, A Jamil, W Whiteley… - Journal of Cardiac …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Sleep apnea is widely reported as an independent predictor for the
development of heart failure (HF), with a 2.6-fold increase in incidence after adjusting for …

Should all congestive heart failure patients have a routine sleep apnea screening? Pro

F Sériès - Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 2015 - Elsevier
Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is highly prevalent in heart failure (HF) patients. These
breathing disturbances are independent predictors of increased morbidity and comorbid …

Sleep apnea testing and outcomes in a large cohort of Medicare beneficiaries with newly diagnosed heart failure

S Javaheri, EB Caref, E Chen, KB Tong… - American journal of …, 2011 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Previous studies have demonstrated a high prevalence of sleep apnea (SA) in
patients with chronic heart failure (HF), which is associated with higher rates of morbidity …

[PDF][PDF] Response: A portable device as sleep-screening tool in the identification of obstructive sleep apnea in chronic heart failure: which value should we consider as …

GE de Vries, HH van der Wal, P Wijkstra… - Journal of Cardiac …, 2016 - research.rug.nl
We thank Dr Carratù and colleagues for their interest in our study and their insightful
comments. In our study, the prevalence of ischemic HF in subjects with obstructive sleep …

Home sleep apnea testing of adults with chronic heart failure

S Li, L Xu, X Dong, X Zhang, BT Keenan… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - jcsm.aasm.org
Study Objectives: To evaluate home sleep apnea testing (HSAT) using a type 3 portable
monitor to help diagnose sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and identify respiratory events …

Validity and predictive value of a portable two-channel sleep-screening tool in the identification of sleep apnea in patients with heart failure

GE de Vries, HH van der Wal, HAM Kerstjens… - Journal of Cardiac …, 2015 - Elsevier
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 …

Diagnosis of sleep apnea in patients with stable chronic heart failure using a portable sleep test diagnostic device

I Araújo, F Marques, S André, M Araújo, S Marques… - Sleep and …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose ApneaLink is a portable device for the screening of sleep apnea, a prevalent and
underdiagnosed comorbidity in heart failure patients. A prospective cross-sectional study in …

2. Sleep-disordered breathing in heart failure; developing an evidence-based screening protocol

RD Traverse - Heart & Lung: The Journal of Cardiopulmonary and …, 2011 - heartandlung.org
Background Over six million individuals in the United States are diagnosed with Heart
Failure (HF). Recent data indicates at least 50% and up to 80% of HF patients have sleep …

Portable sleep monitoring for diagnosing sleep apnea in hospitalized patients with heart failure

RN Aurora, SP Patil, NM Punjabi - Chest, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Sleep apnea is an underdiagnosed condition in patients with heart failure.
Efficient identification of sleep apnea is needed, as treatment may improve heart failure …