Sleep Medicine
Volume 9, Issue 6 , Pages 660-666 , August 2008

Cardiac function after CPAP therapy in patients with chronic heart failure and sleep apnea: A multicenter study

  • Carlos J. Egea

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Txagorritxu, Vitoria, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +34 647558474; fax: +34 945007328.
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  • Felipe Aizpuru

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Txagorritxu, Vitoria, Spain
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  • Jose A. Pinto

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
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  • Jose M. Ayuela

      Affiliations

    • Hospital General Yagüe, Burgos, Spain
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  • Eugeni Ballester

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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  • Carlos Zamarrón

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Clínico Universitario, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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  • Agustín Sojo

      Affiliations

    • Hospital San Pedro de Alcántara, Cáceres, Spain
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  • Josep M. Montserrat

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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  • Ferran Barbe

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain
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  • The Spanish Group of Sleep Breathing Disorders: Angel Ma Alonso-Gomeza, Ramon Rubioa, Jose L. Loboa, Joaquin Duran-Cantollaa,
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  • Vanessa Zorrillaa, Renny Nuñeza,
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  • Julia Cortés

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Santiago Apóstol, Vitoria, Spain
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  • Antonio Jiménezb, Jose Cifriánb, Mónica Ortegab, Rosario Carpizob, Antonio Sánchezb, Joaquin Teránc, Luis Iglesiasc, Carmen Fernándezc,
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  • Mari Luz Alonsoc, Jose Corderoc, Eulalia Roigd, Felix Pérezd, Africa Muxid, Francisco Gudee, Antonio Amaroe, Uxio Calvoe,
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  • Juan F. Masaf, Isabel Utrabof, Yolanda Porrasf, Isabel Lanchasf, Esther Sánchezf

Received 5 April 2007 ,Revised 21 June 2007 ,Accepted 21 June 2007.

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 This work was supported by the Fondo de Investigación Sanitaria (01-01009), the Sociedad Vasco-Navarra de Patología Respiratoria 2002, Red RESPIRA RTIC (C03/011) (SAF 2004-00684).

PII: S1389-9457(07)00294-8

doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2007.06.018

Sleep Medicine
Volume 9, Issue 6 , Pages 660-666 , August 2008