Nocturnal oxyhemoglobin desaturation during sleep in congestive heart failure patients

• Main Authors: Jéssica Julioti Urbano (Author), Lilian Nanami Uchiyama (Author), Anderson Soares Silva (Author), Roger André Oliveira Peixoto (Author), Sergio Roberto Nacif (Author), Luis Vicente Franco Oliveira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Editora Champagnat.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Introduction: Sleep breathing disorders occur in 45% of patients with heart failure, with 36%-50% manifesting Cheyne-Stokes respiration with central sleep apnea and 12% exhibiting obstructive sleep apnea. Several studies have shown that sleep pathophysiology may negatively affect the cardio...