Effects of suvorexant on sleep apnea in patients with heart failure: A protocol of crossover pilot trial.

CONCLUSION: The present study can determine whether suvorexant can be used in HF patients without affecting their SDB. This is a pilot study to primarily assess whether suvorexant affects the severity of SDB in patients with HF. Therefore, further study is warranted to investigate whether suvorexant alters short- and long-term clinical outcomes by providing longer and better sleep in patients with HF.
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Source: Journal of Cardiology - February 5, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Shitara J, Kasai T, Akihiro S, Yatsu S, Matsumoto H, Suda S, Ogita M, Yanagisawa N, Fujibayashi K, Nojiri S, Nishizaki Y, Ono N, Suwa S, Daida H Tags: J Cardiol Source Type: research