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World J Cardiol. Apr 26, 2012; 4(4): 121-127
Published online Apr 26, 2012. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v4.i4.121
Continuous respiratory monitoring for sleep apnea screening by ambulatory hemodynamic monitor
Roger Dillier, Markus Baumann, Mabelle Young, Susanne Erne, Bernhard Schwizer, Michel Zuber, Paul Erne
Roger Dillier, Mabelle Young, Susanne Erne, Michel Zuber, Paul Erne, Division of Cardiology, Luzerner Kantonsspital, 6000 Lucerne 16, Switzerland
Markus Baumann, Bernhard Schwizer, Division of Pneumology, Center of Sleep Disorders, Luzerner Kantonsspital, 6000 Lucerne 16, Switzerland
Author contributions: Dillier R and Young M registered the patients and collected the acoustic cardiography data; Baumann M and Schwizer B carried out the polysomnography studies; Erne S performed data entry and quality control; Zuber M and Erne P designed the study and were involved in the analysis and interpretation of the data; Dillier R and Zuber M wrote the manuscript.
Supported by An equipment grant from Inovise Medical, Inc., Beaverton OR, United States, for clinical data collection
Correspondence to: Paul Erne, MD, FESC, Professor, Head of Cardiology, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Luzern, 6000 Lucerne 16, Switzerland. paul.erne@luks.ch
Telephone: +41-41-2055208 Fax: +41-41-2052234
Received: January 21, 2012
Revised: March 26, 2012
Accepted: April 2, 2012
Published online: April 26, 2012
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