Sleep‐related disorders are most prevalent in the older adult population. A high prevalence
of medical and psychosocial comorbidities and the frequent use of multiple medications …

Sleep plays a large role in patients with heart failure. In normal subjects, sleep is usually in a
supine position with reduced sympathetic drive, elevated vagal tone and as such a relatively …

BACKGROUND: Heart failure with systolic dysfunction occurs frequently. Studies in North
America and Germany have shown a high prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing in …

Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are closely related;
however, the effect of SDB on the long-term prognosis of patients with CVD is unknown. Our …

BACKGROUND: The co-existence of obstructive and central sleep apnea/hypopnea
syndrome (OSAS) and periodic breathing is common in patients with and without underlying …

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) causes a variable immediate reduction in the
frequency of central apnoeas and hypopnoeas in patients with congestive heart failure …

Abstract Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), including obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and
central sleep apnea (CSA), is highly prevalent and frequently unrecognized in patients with …

Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is generally recommended for the
treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea. CPAP lowers the cardiovascular morbidity and …

Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) has a higher prevalence in patients with heart failure than
in the general middle-aged population. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), one of the forms of …

The awareness of Cheyne-Stokes respiration (CSR) and of the co-existence of the
obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome and central breathing disturbances has rapidly grown in …