Open AccessNoninvasive positive pressure ventilation therapy can improve cardiac structure and function in patients with coronary artery disease combined with severe obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome
Author(s) -
Xinbing Liu,
Li Feng,
Guoliang Cao,
Hongman Huang,
Jianhua Yu,
XU Qi-tan,
Zhang Shu-fu,
Mengmeng Zhou
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
cardiology journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.573
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1897-5593
pISSN - 1898-018X
DOI - 10.5603/cj.a2014.0042
Subject(s) - medicine , ejection fraction , cardiology , obstructive sleep apnea , myocardial infarction , hypopnea , brain natriuretic peptide , coronary artery disease , blood pressure , cardiac function curve , apnea , polysomnography , heart failure
To investigate the effects of a noninvasive positive pressure ventilation therapy on cardiac structure and function in patients with coronary heart disease combined with obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS).