Effect of CPAP therapy on heart transplant-free survival in patients who have central sleep apnea associated with heart failure

Kaplan-Meier survival plots demonstrating that compared with the control group, the CPAP-CSA-suppressed group had significantly improved heart transplant-free survival (* unadjusted p = 0.043), whereas the CPAP-CSA-unsuppressed group did not (unadjusted p = 0.260).

Reproduced with permission from: Arzt M, Floras JS, Logan AG, et al. Suppression of central sleep apnea by continuous positive airway pressure and transplant-free survival in heart failure: A post hoc analysis of the Canadian Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for Patients with Central Sleep Apnea and Heart Failure trial (CANPAP). Circulation 2007; 115:3173. Copyright © 2007 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Graphic 83625 Version 4.0