Sleep-related breathing disorders in patients with schistosomal cor-pulmonale

Sleep-related breathing disorders in patients with schistosomal cor-pulmonale

Schistosmiasis has long been an endemic disease in Egypt and an important cause of pulmonary hypertension. Objectives: We aimed to investigate the clinical and polysomnographic features of sleep-related breathing disorders (SRBD) in patients with schistosomal cor-pulmonale and to evaluate their effe...

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Main Authors: Yehia Khalil, Emad Ibrahim, Rasha Daabis, Engy El-Nahas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-07-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Subjects:
Sleep
Disorders
Apnea
Schistosomal
Pulmonary
Hypertension
Cor-pulmonale
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763812000222

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