title: Circadian variation of defibrillator shocks in patients with chronic heart failure: the impact of Cheyne-Stokes respiration and obstructive sleep apnea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia, Ruhr University Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Germany. Electronic address: akleemeyer@hdz-nrw.de.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bitter
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia, Ruhr University Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
authors.forename: Henrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fox
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia, Ruhr University Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
authors.forename: Zisis
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Dimitriadis
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
authors.forename: Jost
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Niedermeyer
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia, Ruhr University Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
authors.forename: Natalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Prib
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia, Ruhr University Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Prinz
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia, Ruhr University Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
authors.forename: Dieter
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Horstkotte
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia, Ruhr University Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
authors.forename: Olaf
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Oldenburg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002639:Cheyne-Stokes Respiration / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D047548:Defibrillators / Q000639:trends; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Arrhythmias; Cheyne–Stokes respiration; Day–night pattern; Heart failure; ICD shocks; Sleep apnea