The Use of a Fully Automated Automatic Adaptive Servoventilation Algorithm in the Acute and Long-term Treatment of Central Sleep Apnea
Javaheri S, Winslow D, McCullough P, Wylie P, Kryger MH. The Use of a Fully Automated Automatic Adaptive Servoventilation Algorithm in the Acute and Long-term Treatment of Central Sleep Apnea. CHEST Journal 2015, 148: 1454-1461. PMID: 25950507, DOI: 10.1378/chest.14-2966.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral apnea indexApnea-hypopnea indexCentral sleep apneaSleep apneaSleep qualityComplex sleep-disordered breathingASV deviceASV titrationAdaptive servoventilation devicesCongestive heart failureMonths of treatmentSleep-disordered breathingEpworth Sleepiness ScaleLong-term treatmentImproved sleep qualityMixed sleep apneaBetter sleep qualityApnea indexHeart failureObservational trialObstructive apneaBreathing disordersInspiratory pressureArousal indexDaytime sleepiness