title: Sleep apnea is linked to heart failure, but does treatment improve outcome?
abstract: One of the factors that contribute to the progressively declining course of heart failure could be sleep apnea. Whether treating sleep apnea improves the clinical outcomes of patients with heart failure needs to be tested in randomized clinical trials.
authors.affiliation: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wexler
authors.forename: Shahrokh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Javaheri
mesh_terms: D018450:Disease Progression; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome