1024x768 normal 0 false false false en-us x-none fa background : heart failure is a common health problem with poor prognosis. the gold standard for diagnosis is echocardiography but it is not always reachable, especially in emergency conditions. nt-pro-brain natriuretic peptide (nt-probnp) is a novel indicator for the diagnosis of heart failure and is being used in routine tests in emergency r...

background and objective: sleep-disordered breathing (sdb) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in patients with heart failure (hf). we assessed the prevalence and the pattern of sdb in hf patients who were candidates for heart transplantation. materials and methods: twenty heart transplantation patients with ventricular ejection-fraction < 25% were recruited consecutively in a ...