Sleep-disordered breathing predicts cardiovascular events and mortality in hemodialysis patients
Author(s) -
Takahiro Masuda,
Minako Murata,
Sato Honma,
Yoshitaka Iwazu,
Nobuhiro Sasaki,
Manabu Ogura,
Akira Ōnishi,
Yukio Ando,
Shigeaki Muto,
Kenei Shimada,
Kazuomi Kario,
Eiji Kusano,
Yoshihide Asano
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfq756
Subject(s) - medicine , hemodialysis , breathing , sleep disordered breathing , cardiology , sleep apnea , central sleep apnea , risk factor , sleep (system call) , obstructive sleep apnea , hypopnea , apnea , polysomnography , anesthesia , computer science , operating system
Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), characterized by repetitive apnea and hypopnea during sleep, is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. However, the links between SDB and cardiovascular events in hemodialysis (HD) patients have not been clearly evaluated.
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