Respiratory Therapy in Chronic Heart Failure Patients Complicated With Sleep-Disordered Breathing: Potential Study Bias - Reply.
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pretest probability of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea.6 A randomized control study is a well-designed clinical trial to examine clinical problems.7 However, our study was a prospective but not a randomized trial and was performed in a single center with a small number of patients. We agree that a study with a better design and larger sample size may solve the issues raised. Finally, we again thank these readers for their valuable comments on our work.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society
دوره 80 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016