Minute ventilation sensors of cardiac pacemakers measure ventilation by means of transthoracic impedance changes between the pacemaker case and the electrode tip. We investigated whether this technique might detect sleep-related breathing disorders.
Cardiovascular Center, University Hospital Zurich, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology and Pneumology, Rämistrasse 100, CH-8091 Zürich, Switzerland. christoph.scharf@usz.ch
