Central Sleep Apnea Interfering with Adequate Left Ventricular Filling in a Patient with Left Ventricular Assist Device

Central sleep apnea is common in patients with advanced heart failure. Apneic episodes are associated with hypoxemia, hypercapnia, and neurohumoral activation resulting in a rise in pulmonary vascular resistance. This case report describes a patient with a left ventricular assist device implanted fo...

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Main Authors: Schaffer, S. Allan, Bercovitch, Robert S., Ross, Heather J., Rao, Vivek
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Academy of Sleep Medicine 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3544385/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23372470
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.2416
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