Left ventricular function in children with sleep-disordered breathing - 21/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.11.044
Raouf S. Amin, MD a, ⁎ 
, Thomas R. Kimball, MD b, Maninder Kalra, MD a, Jenny L. Jeffries, RN a, John L. Carroll, MD d, Judy A. Bean, PhD c, Sandra A. Witt, RDCS b, Betty J. Glascock, RDCS b, Stephen R. Daniels, MD, PhD b
, Thomas R. Kimball, MD b, Maninder Kalra, MD a, Jenny L. Jeffries, RN a, John L. Carroll, MD d, Judy A. Bean, PhD c, Sandra A. Witt, RDCS b, Betty J. Glascock, RDCS b, Stephen R. Daniels, MD, PhD b a Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
b Department of Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
c Department of Biostatistics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Sleep Disorder Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
d Department of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
Dr. Amin's address is: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229Résumé |
Severe obstructive sleep apnea in children leads to congestive heart failure. We studied the early changes in left ventricular function across a range of severity of the disorder. A dose-dependent decrease in diastolic function with increased severity of obstructive apnea was demonstrated.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.| This study was supported by a grant-in-aid from the American Heart Association, Dallas, Texas, and Grant RO1- HL70907-02A1 from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. |
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