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Severe aortic valve stenosis in the elderly: high prevalence of sleep-related breathing disorders

BACKGROUND: Aortic valve stenosis is common in the elderly, with a prevalence of nearly 3% in patients aged 75 years or older. Despite the fact that sleep-related breathing disorders (SRBD) are thought to be associated with cardiac disease, little is known about their prevalence in this patient coho...

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Autores principales: Keymel, Stefanie, Hellhammer, Katharina, Zeus, Tobias, Merx, Marc, Kelm, Malte, Steiner, Stephan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4567223/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26379430
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S87189