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Current Perspectives on Why and How to Treat Central Sleep Apnea (CSA)

This content is provided by Zoll/Respicardia.

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Overview: In this course, Dr. Khayat and Dr. Javaheri review the pathophysiology of central sleep apnea, with a focus on CSA in heart failure patients.  They discuss the clinical outcomes of patients with CSA and review available therapeutic options for treating CSA.

Presenters:
• Dr. Rami Khayat,
o Professor of Clinical Medicine and Psychiatry and Human Behavior
o Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care fellowship Program
o Medical Director, UCI Sleep Disorders Center
• Shahrokh Javaheri, MD
o Medical Director, Sleep Laboratory, Bethesda North Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio
o Professor Emeritus, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, University of Cincinnati
o Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, The Ohio State University

Objectives:
• Review the pathophysiology of CSA, with a focus on CSA in heart failure patients
• Clarify clinical outcomes of patients with CSA
• Review available therapeutic options for treating CSA

CEC Credit(s): 1.0

Length: 1 hour and 9 minutes

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