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SUBMITTER: Tan LL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6175802 | biostudies-other | 2018 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Tan Li-Ling LL Ting Jeanette J Balakrishnan Iswaree I Seneviratna Aruni A Gong Lingli L Chan Mark Y MY Tai E Shyong ES Richards A Mark AM Tai Bee-Choo BC Ling Lieng-Hsi LH Lee Chi-Hang CH
Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine 20181015 10
<h4>Study objectives</h4>Sleep apnea is often newly diagnosed in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). We assessed longitudinal changes in apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) and sleep apnea phenotype after STEMI and determined its association with changes in the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF).<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 101 eligible patients with STEMI underwent consecutive sleep studies and echocardiographic studies within 5 days of admission and at 6-mo ...[more]