Sleep symptoms and clinical markers of illness in patients with heart failure.
Sleep symptoms and clinical markers of illness in patients with heart failure.
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10.1007/s11325-005-0023-0
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2005-09-01
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Pina, Ileana L
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Principe-Rodriguez, Karem;Strohl, Kingman P;Pina, Ileana L
The purpose of this study was to survey patients with heart failure (HF) for sleep symptoms using a standardized questionnaire and correlate symptoms with conventional markers of clinical status. A self-report paper questionnaire was offered to patients presenting to a tertiary care HF clinic. Symptoms were grouped according to "risk" categories and correlated with routine clinical information. One hundred six (52.7% of 201 with all data) respondents had a high pretest probability for sleep apnea syndrome. Sixty three (31.3%) reported symptoms suggesting the presence of chronic insomnia; seven (3.5%) and eight (4%) reported symptoms of narcolepsy and restless legs syndrome, respectively. High-risk respondents for sleep apnea had a higher body mass index (p