Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University
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Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao · Apr 2006
[Sleep-disordered breathing and left ventricular remodeling in patients with chronic heart failure].
The investigate the prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and evaluate its impact on left ventricular remodeling in adult patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). ⋯ Our results suggest a higher prevalence of SDB in patients with CHF than in general population, and the prevalence is even higher in patients with severe CHF in relation to left ventricular remodeling. SDB contributes to the progression of CHF and further cardiac decline by a vicious cycle.