Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Conditions
Brief summary
We investigated whether treatment of central sleep apnea-hypopnea with bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDCM) would improve LV function.
Interventions
DEVICEbilevel positive airway pressure (Device)
Sponsors
Nagoya University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
Exclusion criteria
* a history of alcohol abuse, diabetes mellitus, endocrine disorders, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Countries
Japan
Outcome results
None listed