title: Implantable pacing devices and sleep apnea: implications for diagnosis and therapy.
abstract: Sleep apnea has been increasingly recognized for its prevalence and its impact on cardiovascular health. The disorder has considerable impact on cardiovascular disease states, particularly congestive heart failure. Implantable cardiac pacing devices may have a role in both the diagnosis and therapy of sleep apnea, which may be of particular importance given the seemingly wide coprevalence of cardiac disorders and sleep apnea.
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh, Division of Cardiology, Pittsburgh VA Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA. alaa.shalaby@med.va.gov
authors.forename: Alaa A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Shalaby
mesh_terms: D015897:Comorbidity; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D015995:Prevalence; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*