Why the study?
Does nasal CPAP improve cardiac function and mortality in patients with congestive cardiac failure?
Does nasal CPAP improve cardiac function and mortality in patients with congestive cardiac failure?
The routine use of nasal CPAP for the maintenance treatment of congestive cardiac failure remains unproven due to conflicting physiological data and a lack of mortality benefit in existing small trials.
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CPAP should not yet enter routine CCF care; leaves open whether larger trials can show mortality benefit.
P M Calverley (1996) studied this question.
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