Evaluation of the Noga System: Detecting of Respiratory Related Sleep Disorders in Cardiac Patients

Evaluation of the Noga System: Detecting of Respiratory Related Sleep Disorders in Cardiac Patients

Medical literature has shown that 1 out of 2 patients that are admitted to the hospital as a cardiac patient, will be found suffering from sleep breathing disorders. The medical literature also shows that there is an advantage of treating the sleep breathing disorders in addition to treating the cardiac disease or evaluating the heart failure condition to provide better clinical outcomes.this study is evaluating the ability to detect sleep and cardiac related breathing disordered.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patient is hospitalized in the cardiology department or in the sleep lab.
2. Patients who is willing and able to tolerate a full night Polysomnography
3. Patient is not receiving oxygen treatment
4. Patients is 18 years of age or above
5. Patient is able and willing to sign the institution human subjects committee approved Informed Consent Form.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients can not tolerate a full night Polysomnography.
2. Patient is receiving oxygen.
3. Participation in a clinical trial within the last 60 days and during the study.
4. Life expectancy < 1 month.