Factors Other Than Central Sleep Apnea May Contribute To Poor Sleep Quality In Heart-Failure Patients

A study in the Jan. 1 issue of the journal Sleep demonstrates that the frequent arousals from sleep that occur in heart failure patients with central sleep apnea (CSA) may reflect the presence of another underlying arousal disorder rather than being a defensive mechanism to terminate apneas.

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Filed under: Sleep / Sleep Disorders on January 16th, 2009