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Kathy C Richards1, Kelly S Hall, Deborah Shook
1Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Nursing, Little Rock, USA.
The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
|October 3, 2002
Abstract:
Sleep-disordered breathing (obstructive and central sleep apnea) is common in persons who have had a cerebrovascular accident (CVA). This article describes both sleep-disordered breathing and CVAs and reviews the related risk factors that link them together. In addition, the article discusses sleep-disordered breathing after CVA. The article concludes by presenting the clinical implications of this topic for nurses.