Journal of cardiology
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Journal of cardiology · May 2019
Observational StudySuccessful screening of sleep-disordered breathing using a pacemaker-based algorithm in Japan.
Recent pacemakers with transthoracic impedance sensors have a specific algorithm identifying sleep apnea (SA). Our aim was to evaluate the algorithm in Japanese patients. ⋯ The pacemaker-based algorithm is a useful screening tool for SA in Japanese individuals, especially in the severe SA group, apnea-dominant group, and CSA-dominant group.