ECG Derived Respiration for Automated Screening of Sleep Disordered Breathing in Chronic Heart Failure Patients

Exclusion Criteria

• •Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with maximal Respiratory Volume \< 50%
• •Resting oxygen saturation \< 90%
• •Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) or Adaptive Servo-Ventilation treatment
• •Life expectancy \< 1 year for other medical reasons than heart failure
• •Cardiac surgery
• •Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
• •Unstable angora during the 6 last months
• •Implantation of a pacemaker or a defibrillator during the 6 last months
• •Cerebrovascular accident or Transient Ischemic Attack during the 3 last months
• •Restless legs syndrome
• •Acute myocarditis or pericarditis during the 6 last months
• •Valvular disease
• •Pregnancy