International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 139, Issue 1 , Pages 17-24 , 18 February 2010

Adaptive servo-ventilation in heart failure patients with sleep apnea: A real world study

  • Peter C. Hastings

      Affiliations

    • Clinical and Academic Unit of Sleep and Breathing, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London SW3 6LY, United Kingdom
    • Sleep and Ventilation Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, London SW3 6NP, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Ali Vazir

      Affiliations

    • Clinical and Academic Unit of Sleep and Breathing, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London SW3 6LY, United Kingdom
    • Cardiac Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, London SW3 6NP, United Kingdom
    • Sleep and Ventilation Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, London SW3 6NP, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Guy E. Meadows

      Affiliations

    • Clinical and Academic Unit of Sleep and Breathing, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London SW3 6LY, United Kingdom
    • Sleep and Ventilation Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, London SW3 6NP, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Mark Dayer

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, London SW3 6NP, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Philip A. Poole-Wilson

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, London SW3 6NP, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Hugh F. McIntyre

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Medicine, The Conquest Hospital, Hastings, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Mary J. Morrell

      Affiliations

    • Clinical and Academic Unit of Sleep and Breathing, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London SW3 6LY, United Kingdom
    • Sleep and Ventilation Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, London SW3 6NP, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Martin R. Cowie

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, London SW3 6NP, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Anita K. Simonds

      Affiliations

    • Clinical and Academic Unit of Sleep and Breathing, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London SW3 6LY, United Kingdom
    • Sleep and Ventilation Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, London SW3 6NP, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Sleep & Ventilation Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, Fulham Rd, London, SW3 6NP, England, United Kingdom. Tel.: +44 207 352 8121; fax: +44 207 351 8911.

Received 28 November 2007 ,Revised 22 July 2008 ,Accepted 10 August 2008.

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PII: S0167-5273(08)00982-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.08.022

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 139, Issue 1 , Pages 17-24 , 18 February 2010

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