Mortara, A Abnormal awake respiratory patterns are common in chronic heart failure and may prevent evaluation of autonomic tone by measures of heart rate variability. [electronic resource] - Circulation Jul 1997 - 246-52 p. digital Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Controlled Clinical Trial; Journal Article ISSN: 0009-7322 Standard No.: 10.1161/01.cir.96.1.246 doi Subjects--Topical Terms: AdultApnea--physiopathologyCardiomyopathy, Dilated--physiopathologyCheyne-Stokes Respiration--epidemiologyHeart Rate--physiologyHumansIncidenceMiddle AgedOxygen--bloodPrognosisVentricular Dysfunction, Left--physiopathology