Prevalence, Severity, and Prognostic Value of Sleep Apnea Syndromes in Cardiac Amyloidosis
Conclusions:
In CA population, prevalence of SDB is high (90%) and dominated by the obstructive pattern. Bad prognosis in this population was driven by nocturnal desaturation, reflecting heart failure severity and respiratory involvement.
Citation:
Bodez D, Guellich A, Kharoubi M, Covali-Noroc A, Tissot CM, Guendouz S, Hittinger L, Dubois-Randé JL, Lefaucheur JP, Planté-Bordeneuve V, Adnot S, Boyer L, Damy T. Prevalence, severity, and prognostic value of sleep apnea syndromes in cardiac amyloidosis. SLEEP 2016;39(7):1333–1341.
Source: Sleep - Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research
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