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Left ventricular function in children with sleep-disordered breathing |
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| Authors: | Amin Raouf S Kimball Thomas R Kalra Maninder Jeffries Jenny L Carroll John L Bean Judy A Witt Sandra A Glascock Betty J Daniels Stephen R |
| Affiliation: | Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA. aminr@chmcc.org |
| Abstract: | Severe obstructive sleep apnea in children leads to congestive heart failure. We studied the early changes in left ventricular function across a range of severity of the disorder. A dose-dependent decrease in diastolic function with increased severity of obstructive apnea was demonstrated. |
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